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Text entry with “t9, Message (sms) – Siemens SL45 User Manual

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Message (SMS)

Text entry with “T9”

“T9” deduces the correct word
from the individual key strokes by
making comparisons with an
extensive dictionary.

Activate, deactivate T9 (SMS)

Before you can use T9 to help you
enter text you must be in the text
editor (see also p. 40):

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Open text menu then
select

T9 Input

.

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Activate or deactivate

T9

Preferred

with

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.

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When T9 is active you will
see the icon in the top line.

abc

lowercase,

Abc

UPPERCASE,

123

digits.

Select T9 Language

Select the language in which you
want to compose your message.

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Open the text menu, then
select

T9 Input

and then

T9 Language

.

Create a word using T9

Since the display changes as you
type it is best if you finish a word without
looking at the display
.

You simply press the keys where
the relevant letters are located once
only
. For “hotel” for example type:

T9 converts accented characters
(such as ä and à) for you. Simply
compose the message using the
standard character (e.g. A instead
of Ä) and T9 will do the rest.
If the word that T9 has chosen is not
the one yo want see “T9 word
suggestions” on page 42.

Press before the word for
uppercase and lowercase,
or digits. The current mode is
shown at the top left on the
display.

Blank. Ends a word.

Full stop. Ends word when a
blank follows. IActs as a wild-
card character for an apostro-
phe/hyphen in the word: e.g.

3URYLGHUV

= Provider’s.

$

Go to the right. Ends a word.

Deactivate T9 temporarily and
activate it again.

Special characters
Press the key repeatedly until the character
is displayed. They are shown on the display.

To write special characters after numbers
(e.g. 5 £), switch to letter mode first:

Emp
ty

1

0 £ $ ¥

+

0 -

.

, :

? ¿ !

¡

“ ’

;

_

*

/

(

)

< = > % ¤

~

#

@ & §

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