Phone Basics 22Phone Basics• Text Options to configure these options: Auto Capital, UsedWord Dic., Display Cand., Prediction Start, Dual Language, and Auto-Space.Entering Characters Using T9 Text InputT9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word database andcreates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.) If the word you wantdoes not display after you have entered all the letters, press to scroll throughadditional word selections. To accept a word and insert a space, press .If youmake a mistake, press to erase a single character. Press and hold todelete an entire entry.To enter text using T9:1. From the text entry screen (for example, a new event in scheduler),press the right soft key for Text Mode and select T9.2. Use the keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to enter“Meeting”, press once, twice, once, once,once, and once.)Entering Characters with the KeypadTo enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alpha mode (see “Selecting aCharacter Input Mode” on page 21). Press the corresponding key repeatedly untilthe desired character appears. When the icon is shown at the bottom of yourscreen, the first letter of the first word is capitalized and following letters arelowercase. The key can be used to select the case desired.To enter text using Alpha:1. From a text entry screen (for example, a Contacts entry), press the rightsoft key for Text Mode and select Alpha.2. Use your keypad to enter the contact's name. (For example, to enter"Bill", press twice, three times, three times, andthree times again.)After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next spaceafter two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.Entering Numbers and SymbolsTo enter numbers:• Select the Number mode and press the appropriate key. (See “Selecting aCharacter Input Mode” on page 21.)