Cell Phone User's Guide

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Activating predictive text input
Before you can use the predictive text input method,
you must activate the feature. While editing a message,
press
Options
,
Dictionary
, then choose any language.
The predictive text input method is now available for use
when editing.
Changing the language of the dictionary
While editing a message, press
Options
,
Dictionary
, then
choose a language.
Writing words
When you begin editing a message, the predictive text
icon ( ) appears at the top of the display, indicating
that the phone is in predictive text input mode (the default
mode). If the icon does not appear, predictive text input
has been deactivated. To turn it on, press
Options
,
Dictionary
, then choose the desired input language.
To write a word, press each key only once for each letter
of the word. For example, to write
hello
, press:
The characters that you enter appear underlined. The word
changes after each keystroke, so try not to pay attention
to how the word appears on the display until you have
pressed all of the keys.
When you finish writing the word, check to ensure that
the word is correct. If the word is correct, enter a space
(press ) and write the next word. If the word is
incorrect and is underlined:
• Press repeatedly until the desired word appears.
• OR, press
Options
,
Matches
. Your phone displays a list
of words. Choose a word from the list, then press
Use
or press
Back
to exit and return to the message editor.
If the
?
character appears after the word, there are no
more words in the dictionary that correspond to your key
presses. At this point, you can add the word to the
dictionary by pressing
Spell
.