Nextel comm I760 - Manual (Page 55)

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Using Word Mode
Entering Text
You can enter text, numbers, and symbols into
your phone using Alpha, Word, Numeric, or
Symbol text input modes.
When you access a screen that requires you to
enter text, you start in the mode last used.
To choose a text input mode:
1 At a screen that requires you to enter text, press
m .
2 Select the text input mode you want to use. A
checkmark appears next to the current mode.
Using Word Mode
In Word mode, T9 Text Input analyzes the letters
on the keypad button you press and arranges them
to create words. As you type, T9 Text Input
matches your keystrokes to words in its database
and displays the most commonly used matching
word. You can add your own words to this
database.
Entering a Word
1 Select Word as your text input mode.
2 Type a word by pressing one key for each letter.
For example, to type “test” press 8 3 7 8 .
The displayed word may change as you type it.
Do not try to correct the word as you go. Type to
the end of the word before editing.
3 If the word that appears is not the desired word,
press 0 to change the word on the display to
the next most likely word in the database.
Repeat until the desired word appears.
If the desired word does not appear, you can add it
to the database.
l Alpha — Press a key several times for each
character.
j Word — Press a key once for each letter
while words likely to be the one you want are
chosen from a database.
i Symbols — Enter punctuation and other
symbols.
k Numeric — Enter numbers.