Panasonic A500 Operating Instructions Manual

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35Text Entry (Edit)Input modeInput mode changeInput mode changes by pressing and holding (over 1 sec) ".The phone keeps the selected input mode.Text inputT9 ®Using this mode of text input dramatically reduces the number of key presses required:Press a key once for any letter you require on that key. The desired letter may not be displayed. Continuepressing other keys until the end of a word is reached, then check that the word has been typed correctly beforecontinuing on to the next word. If the combination of letters typed has produced a word which is not the one yourequire, press #, 1 or 5 repeatedly until the correct word is displayed. Continue to the next word.Example of text input in T9 modeTo type a new message, follow these steps:1 At the beginning of a new message press and hold @(Clear) to delete previous text, if necessary.2 Press "(Shift) to change letter case, if necessary.3 Press %%((.“Call” is displayed.Note that the displayed words change as you type, always type to the end of the word before editing.T9® languages can be selected from T9 Input, in options A 4 Input language < / AIf the word you require is not in the internal dictionary, it should be entered using the Multi-tap (Abc) mode.T9 user’s dictionaryWords that you entered are all saved in the user’s dictionary so that they are suggested next time.Other text modesSelect text mode (displayed in top right corner on screen)Multi-tap mode (Abc, ABC or abc):Each time a key is pressed in quick succession, the next character available on that key is displayed. Releasingthe key or pressing another key enters the character displayed. The cursor moves to the next position.In T9 (T9 ) or Multi-tap (Abc) mode, the first entered letter in a sentence is in upper case.Input modeMulti-tap -> Numerals -> T9 (Selected tegic language)(Abc -> 0-9 -> T9 )