Using Predictive Text
Predictive Text Input (T9 Text Input) can be used to simplify
text input. Predictive Text Input analyzes the combination of
letters you enter using an intuitive word database, and creates a
suitable word after you have pressed the appropriate keys in
sequence that contain the letters you seek.
Predictive Text Input
When you use Predictive Text, note that the word may change
as you type, so it is best not to read the screen until after you
have keyed in your sequence. Predictive text is designed to
require just one key press per letter.
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For example, to write a memo to yourself:
1. Press Menu, scroll to Organizer, and press Select.
2. Scroll to Calendar and press Select.
3. Press Options, scroll to Make a note, and press Select.
4. Scroll to Memo (or any other type of text you wish to input)
and press Select.
5. Press and hold Options until T9 prediction on is momentarily
displayed on your screen. (This input mode remains active
until you turn it off, by pressing and holding Options until T9
prediction off is momentarily displayed.)
6. Key in your memo. (For example, type “car” by pressing
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The word is not completed until the last letter
is pressed. If your word does not appear, press
to view
other words associated with this key combination.)
7. Once a word is complete, press
to create a space, and
continue keying in your memo.
8. When the memo is complete, press Options, scroll to Save,
and follow the prompts.
9. Press
to return to the standby mode.
Adding a Word to the Predictive Text Database
If a word you want to enter does not display as an option when
you are using Predictive Text Input, you can add it to the database.
To add a word to the database from the Calendar menu:
1. Enter your text as instructed in previous section. If the word
you need does not appear, press
to scroll through
alternative words stored in the database.
2. If the word you need still does not appear, press Spell.
3. Enter your word by tapping the keypad (see "Entering
Characters by Tapping the Keypad" on page 58), press Options,
and press Save. (The word is added to the database and you
can continue entering your memo using predictive text.)
For more information about T9 Predictive Text Input, visit their
Web site at
www.T9.com
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