Entering Text 39Entering Text Using Predictive TextPredictive Text lets you enter text by pressing keysjust once per letter. (To select this mode whenentering text, see “Selecting a Text Input Mode” onpage 38.) This input method uses an intuitive worddatabase to analyze the letters you enter and create asuitable word. (The word may change as you type.)1. From a screen where you can enter text, pressOPTIONS ➔ Text Mode ➔ Predictive Text ➔Onto activate this input mode.2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter toenter a word. (For example, to enter the word“Bill,” press) (If you make a mistake, press toerase a single character. Press and hold toerase all previously entered text.)ABC ModeIn its default mode, also known as ABC or multi-tapentry, you press keys one, two, three, or four times toenter the letters you see on the keypad. For example,press once for “a,” twice for “b”, or threetimes for “c”; or press once for “p,” twice for“q,” three times for “r,” or four times for “s.” Press the corresponding keys repeatedly untilthe correct letter appears. (For example, toenter the word “Bill,” press twice,three times, three times, and threetimes again.) (If you make a mistake,press to erase a single character. Pressand hold to erase an entire word.)By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalizedand the following letters are lower case. Afterentering a character, the cursor automaticallyadvances to the next space after two seconds orwhen you enter a character on a different key.Characters scroll in the following order:Key English SequenceUpper Case Lower Case. ? ! , - ' @ : / 1A B C 2 a b c 2D E F 3 d e f 3G H I 4 g h i 4J K L 5 j k l 5
