Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics 47Phone Basics Recent Msg to enter a message from a list ofprevious messages. Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 51). Text Options to configure text features such asAuto-Capital, Used Word Dic., Display Cand.,Prediction Start, Dual Language, and Insert-Space(see page 53).Entering Characters Using T9 Text InputT9 Text Input lets you enter text into your phone by allowingyou to key in any character using single keystrokes. (To selectthe T9(English) mode when entering text, see “Selecting aCharacter Input Mode” on page 46.)T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitivebuilt-in word database and creates a suitable word. (Theword may change as you type.)To enter a word using T9(English) Text Input:1. Select the T9(English) character input mode. (See“Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 46.)Tip: When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change lettercapitalization (abc > Abc > ABC) used on the current character.Tip: When entering text in this mode, press the * (Shift) key tochange letter capitalization (T9word > T9Word > T9WORD)used on the current word.
