Text Entry Overview

Text Entry Windows Text Entry Basics When available, text entry window Use Dialpad to enter characters. Multiple characters are (such as the one shown to the right) assigned to each key. Press a key to toggle character opens while messaging or using options for that key. Phone Book. 1 1 1 . Unless noted otherwise, descriptions @ ． / in this chapter are for text entry windows. . Press ! to reverse-toggle options. 1 !! @ _ 1 Character Types & Entry Modes Enter hiragana, kanji, katakana (double-byte and single- ■ Entering Characters Assigned to the Same Key byte), alphanumerics (double-byte and single-byte), After typing a character, press E or Long Press that key. symbols and pictograms. Switch entry modes as needed. 2 E 22 a a ab

444 4 (Long Press) 44 i i ih

D Opening Help B S Help S %

Use e to select mode S %

3-1 Entering Characters

Hiragana Kanji 3 % Enter すずき in Kanji (Hiragana) Convert すずき to 鈴木. mode. 1 1 Type すずき 333 (す) S E . Word suggestions change as S 333 (す) S ( (ず) hiragana are typed. (Predictive) S 22 (き) . Long Press D to toggle suggestion mode between Standard, Literary, Spoken and Automatic. (Personal Mode) 2 . Words likely to follow the entry G S Select 鈴木 appear. (Previous Usage) Segmenting Hiragana to Convert Separately Before confirming entry, B or A Toggling Conversion Method 2 Before confirming entry, A % (Confirm) . Press to toggle Predictive and Non- Predictive suggestions. Deleting Words/Phrases from Entry Log Type hiragana S G S Select word/ phrase S D (Long Press) S Yes S . To exit suggestion list, press $. %

. Hiragana is entered. 3-2 Entering Characters

Katakana 1 3 ( Select pictogram, Switch to Double-byte Katakana mode and enter ジュン. Decorative pictogram or symbol S % 1 . To exit, press $. D S アイウ S % 2 Emoticons 33 (シ) S ( (ジ) 1 S 88 S C (ユ) (ュ) B S Emoticons S % S 000 (ン) S % . Entry window for pictograms, Decorative pictograms and symbols opens. (Log appears if any of these characters has been used.) 2 D (toggle tabs) S B or A (toggle lists) . List of pictograms, Decorative 2 pictograms or symbols appears. S % Pictograms, Decorative Pictograms & Symbols . In message text, press C in Select emoticon pictogram list to toggle Web . May be unavailable depending on Alternative Emoticon Entry Method pictograms and all pictograms. entry mode. . In Kanji (Hiragana) mode, type かお or . Decorative pictograms are available a descriptive word such as わーい or for E-mail message text only. うーん, then convert the entry.

3-3 Using Various Conversion Methods

Hiragana to Katakana/Alphanumeric Conversion One-Hiragana Conversion Mail & Web Extensions Enter katakana or alphanumerics Type ﬁrst hiragana and convert it to Enter .co.jp, http://, etc., easily. in Kanji (Hiragana) mode using key previously entered kanji. 1 inscriptions. Example: すずき was previously B S Quick Addr. List S % Example: Enter PM converted to 鈴木. 1 1 76 S A 333 (す) S G 2 Select 鈴木 S %

Correction Conversion After mistyping hiragana assigned to the same key (e.g., い instead of う), 2 enter intended word/phrase from Select extension S % suggestion list without retyping. 2 . Available when three or more Select word/phrase (PM) hiragana are typed. S % 1 Type hiragana S Before selecting word/phrase, H . Corrected word suggestions appear. 2 Select word/phrase S %

3-4 Editing Characters

Deleting & Editing Recovering Deleted Characters 2 . Press ! to recover characters deleted Highlight text range S % Correct また、お願いします to また明日 with $. お願いします. Deleting All Characters 3 . Long Press $ at text end. To delete Select target location 1 S ( Select character characters on and after cursor, select (Long Press) the ﬁrst character of text and Long Press $.

Copy/Cut & Paste 2 1 . Text is entered. $ B S Copy or Cut S % S Select ﬁrst character S %

. Highlighted character is deleted.

3 A Select target location . To cancel and start over, press . S Enter characters

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