Samsung SGH-X450 Quick Manual

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Entering Text40Using the T9 ModeThe T9 predictive text input mode allows you to keyin any character using single keystrokes. This textinput mode is based on a built-in dictionary.To enter a word in the T9 mode:1. When you are in the T9 mode, start entering aword by pressing keys 2 to 9. Press each keyonly once for one letter.Example: To enter “HELLO” in the T9 mode,press the 4, 3, 5, 5 and 6 keys.The word that you are typing appears on thedisplay. It may change with each key that youpress.2. Enter the whole word before editing or deletingthe keystrokes.3. If the word is correct, start entering the nextword.Otherwise, press the 0, Up or Down keyrepeatedly to display alternative word choicesfor the keys that you have pressed.Example: Both “OF” and “ME” use the 6 and 3keys. The phone displays the mostcommonly used choice first.4. Put a space between words by pressing thekey.To add a new word into the T9 dictionary:1. After pressing the keys corresponding to theword you want to add, press the 0 or Down keyto display the alternative words.Entering Text412. When you press the 0 or Down key at the lastalternative word, the display shows Add on thebottom line. Press the Add soft key.3. If necessary, clear the word using the C key andenter the word you want to add using thealphabet mode; see page 42.4. Press the OK soft key.The word is added to the T9 dictionary andbecomes the first word for the associatedkeypress.Note: This feature may not be available for somelanguages.• To enter periods, hyphens or apostrophes, pressthe 1 key. The T9 mode applies grammar rules toensure that the correct punctuation is used.Example: The 1 key is used twice to display twopunctuation marks:• To shift the case in the T9 mode, use the key.There are three cases; Lower case ( ), InitialCapital ( ) and Capital lock ( ).• You can move the cursor by using the Left andRight keys. To delete letters, press the C key.Press and hold the C key to clear the display.L E T ’ S E A T .Ab