26 2A. Phone BasicsAdding a Word to the T9 DatabaseIf a word you want to enter is not displayed as an option when youare using T9 Text Input, add it to the database by selecting theAlpha mode.1. From a screen where you can enter text, press Options (rightsoftkey) > Text Mode > Alpha.2. Enter the word using ABC Mode. The word will appear as anoption the next time you scroll through options during T9Text Input.For more information about T9 Text Input, visit the Nuance Website at www.nuance.com/T9/textinput/.Entering Text Using Alpha ModeIn Alpha mode, also known as multi-tap entry, you press keysone, two, three, or four times to enter the letters you see on thekeypad.The ABC mode is indicated a the bottom-right of the text screen.Each consecutive press of alters the mode to cycle among:ABC (all characters are written in uppercase), abc (all charactersare written in lowercase), and Abc (only the initial character isuppercase, all other characters is the same word are written inlowercase).For example, press once for “a,” twice for “b”, or threetimes for “c”; or press once for “p,” twice for “q,” threetimes for “r,” or four times for “s.”1. From a screen where you can enter text, press Options (rightsoftkey) > Text Mode > Alpha.2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly untilthe correct letter appears. (For example, to enter the word“Bill,” press twice, three times, threetimes, and three times again.) (If you make a mistake, press to erase a singlecharacter. Press and hold to erase an entire word.)By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and thefollowing letters are lowercase. After a character is entered, thecursor automatically advances to the next space after twoseconds or when you enter a character on a different key.PLS-M330.book Page 26 Friday, September 25, 2009 9:50 AM
