MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC M342i - Manual (Page 23)

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Messages
Multitap method:
The T9 method:
A press on the down arrow key allows you to swap between T9 text entry and the Multitap meth-
od.
Tips and Operation
Example To type Card:
Press OK and select Messages .
Select Write new.
Fill in the To field (see “Sending a new SMS message”, page 24).
In the Text field, press the until is displayed. Press briefly three
times, C is displayed.
Press until is displayed. Press once, a is displayed
Press three times, r is displayed
Press once, d is displayed. The word Card is now displayed.
1 Press the key bearing the required letter once only (the requested character may not be dis-
played first).
2 The active word changes as you enter text. Enter all the word characters up to the end of the
word.
3 If the right word is not displayed when all the characters have been entered, press until
you get the required word.
4 If the requested word does not correspond to the one displayed, press the down arrow key to
swap to the multitap method and enter the correct letters.
5 Use the left or right arrow keys to move the cursor around the text to insert or delete charac-
ters.
To insert a text symbol such as :) or :-) or press two or three times. Press as many times as necessary
to change the symbol to :( or :-( etc.
KEY ACTION
Short press : to switch mode (T9 or multitap) to lower case, upper case or
numeric mode.
Long press : to switch from lower case to upper case. Only the first letter entered
is upper case, the following ones are lower case (e.g.: to write a surname).
Clear Clear or backspace
Short press: to enter a space.
Long press: to access special characters.
Another matching word
Smart punctuation
Short press: moves the cursor to each word beginning or end .
Long press: moves the cursor to the text beginning or end .
Swap between the T9 and the Multitap method
Example To write card:
Press OK and select Messages .
Select Write new .
Fill in the To field (see “Sending a new SMS message”, page 24).
In the Text field, press the down arrow key until is displayed.
Press , a appears.
Press , cc appears.
Press , car appears.
Press , case appears.
If the displayed word is not the one you want, press as many times as
necessary to view card.