46 Section 2A: Phone BasicsEntering Characters Using T9 Text InputT9 Text Input lets you enter text into your phone by allowing you to key inany character using single keystrokes. (To select the T9 English modewhen entering text, see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 45.)T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive built-in worddatabase and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.)To enter a word using T9(English) Text Input:1. Select the T9(English) character input mode. (See “Selecting aCharacter Input Mode” on page 45.)2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word. As anexample, press to enter the word “Bill.” (Ifyou make a mistake, press to erase a single character. Pressand hold to delete an entire entry.) To accept a word and insert a space, press .Tip: When entering text in this mode, press the * (Shift) key to change lettercapitalization (T9Word > T9WORD > T9word) used on the current word.Tip: Text prediction begins providing a list of possible choices if both the TextOptions > Display Candidate feature is enabled and three or morecharacters are entered.Note: Since the T9 prediction listing starts at three letters, when working withtwo letters, use the (0) key to begin cycling through possible two-letterchoices. If, as an example, you type the word Go (keys 4 and 6), T9prediction might provide the word In, but by pressing the (0) key youcan cycle through to the next possible word choice, which is Go.ABC JKL JKLSpace
