Entering Text 311. Press (RSK) to change the text input mode.2. Scroll to the mode you prefer and press Select (LSK) or. The text input mode indicator displays the newselection in the lower right corner of your display. Thefollowing options are available:• ABC• T9 (English)• Numeric• Symbol3. When the Text input mode indicator displays your selectedmode, enter text within the text message.Using T9 ModeT9 is a predictive text input mode that allows you to enter anycharacter using single keystrokes. This text input mode is basedon a built-in dictionary.Entering a word in T9 mode1. When you are in T9 mode (T9 Eng), start entering a word bypressing the 2 to 9 keys. Press each key only once for eachletter.Note: Pressing the 1 key enters additional characters.Example: To enter “Hello” in T9 mode, press the 4, 3, 5, 5, and 6 keys.The word that you type displays on the screen and maychange with each consecutive key press due to theinternal linguistic dictionary.2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting thekeystrokes.3. When the word correctly displays, go to step 4.If the word doesn’t display correctly, press todisplay alternative letter choices for the current key youpressed.Example: Both the words “Of” and “Me” use the 6 and 3 keys. The phonedisplays the most commonly used choice first.4. Press to accept the currently displayed word, inserta space, and start entering the next word.Deleting characters in T9 mode Press once to delete a previous character.– or –Press and hold to clear the display.t259_Sienna.book Page 31 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 11:30 AM
