Motorola T56NG9 Users Manual

Voicemail

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zxcvbnm

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Open a keypad for
numbers & symbols.

Voice Input/
Dictation

Delete

Shift

Space

Return/
New Line

Text Box

Touch to open
touchscreen
keypad.

Shift

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When you have a new voicemail, appears in the
status bar. Drag down the status bar and touch the

voicemail

message.

If you need to change your voicemail number, in the
home screen touch
>

notification to listen to your voicemail

Phone

Voicemail settings

.

>Menu >

Settings

New

Text entry

keys when you need them

Touchscreen keypad

You can open a keypad on your screen by touching a text
box.

Tip: To close the keypad without saving any text (for
example, to select a different text box), touch Back .

Tip: To enter text by voice, touch and say what you
want to type.

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Input methods

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+ ! =

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Done

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To enter a word,
just trace a path
through the
letters. To
capitalize, go
above the keypad.
For double letters,
circle the letter.

+

3

@

+

aa

nn

eeaaee

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To select a text input method, touch and hold Space
to open the
method you want.

Motorola input

Enter text a letter at a time. As you type, your phone
suggests words from your dictionary and chosen
language. The phone also automatically enters
apostrophes in some words, like “dont.”

To add a word to your dictionary, touch the word, then
select

Swype

Enter words with one continuous motion. Just drag your
finger over the letters in the word.

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Select input method

+ add to dictionary

TM

.

menu, then touch the

Tips:

• To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”),

n

drag through the

as though it was an apostrophe.

• To enter other punctuation, numbers, or symbols,

touch Symbols .

• To correct a word, double-touch it (tap twice, quickly).

Swype shows a small menu of other word options.
Swype might also show a menu if it can’t guess your
word.

• If Swype doesn’t know a word, you can still touch the

letter keys to enter it. Swype remembers, so next
time you can just drag over the letters.

Typing tips

To .. .

Enter one capital
letter

Enter only capital
letters

Move the text entry

cursor

Touch S hi ft .

Touch and hold Shift .
Touch again to revert to
lowercase.

Touch the text where you
want the cursor to go.

To .. .

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Select text Touch and hold or

double-touch text to select
it. Tabs mark the boundaries
of the selected text. Drag
the tabs to select the text
you want.

Cut or Copy selected

text

Touch icons at the top of the

Cut

screen to

or

selected text. In a landscape

Edit >Cut

Paste

icon at the

Paste cut or copied

text at cursor location

display, touch

Copy

.

Touch the
top of the screen. In a
landscape display, touch

Paste

.

>

Delete character to left

of cursor

Touch Delete (hold to
delete more).

Copy

Text input settings

Find it: Apps >

• To change the language for your phone and

touchscreen keypad, touch

• To change the default text input method, touch

KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS

under

• To change text input settings, touch next to

Motorola Input

or

Edit

Settings >Language & input

Locale

or

Swype

.

.

Default

.

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Social networking

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my life, your life

Tips & tricks

a few handy hints

Browser access to social sites

You can use the
networking accounts on sites like Google+, Facebook®,
Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you don’t have accounts on
these sites, visit their websites to set them up.

Browser

to track your social

Social networking apps

Many social networks offer dedicated apps that you can
install on your phone. You can also download social
networking apps from the Google Play™ Store by
touching Apps >

Play Store

.

Sync accounts with your phone

When you log in to a social networking account on your
phone, you may be prompted to sync account contacts,
pictures, and status with your
accept or decline to sync. You can change your sync
settings at any time by touching Menu >
the social networking app.

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People

app. You can

Settings

in

General tips

• Screen brightness changes as your phone senses the

current lighting conditions.

Phone

• To see recently dialed numbers, touch

Recent

.

>

• To sleep/wake your phone, press the Power key.

• To set screen timeout, touch Apps >

Display >Sleep

>

• To search, touch Search . To voice search, touch

and hold Search .

• To automate everyday tasks, touch Apps

Smart Actions

>

• To see the most recent apps you’ve used, touch

Recent apps .

• To change a shortcut in the favorites tray at the

bottom of the home screen, touch and hold a
shortcut, then drag it in or out of the favorites tray.

• To turn sound on/off, press and hold the Power key,

then touch a sound setting.

• To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold the

Power key >

.

.

Airplane mode

.

Settings

Battery Life

OFF

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Your phone is like a small computer, giving you a lot of
information and apps, at blazing fast speeds, with a
touch display! Depending on what you use, that can take
a lot of power.

To start getting the most out of your battery,
touch Apps >
what’s using the most battery power.

To save even more battery life between charges, try
these:

• To help minimize battery use, touch Apps

Smart Actions

>
enable battery savings:

Battery Extender

• Turn off background data transfers: Touch Apps

Settings >Data usage

>

background data

• Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™ power when not in

use: Touch Apps >
switch next to

• Reduce recording or watching videos, listening to

music, or taking pictures.

• Remove widgets that stream information to your

home screen, like news or weather.

• Reduce GPS use: Touch Apps >

Location services

>

Settings >Battery

. This shows you

. Check out the sample rules that

Nighttime Battery Saver

.

> Menu >

Restrict

.

Settings

Wi-Fi

or

, and uncheck

Bluetooth

, then touch the

to turn them .

Settings

GPS satellites

, and

.

• Reduce display brightness: Touch Apps

Settings >Display >Brightness

>

> (dimmer

setting).

• Reduce display timeout delay: Touch Apps

Settings >Display >Sleep

>

> (shorter setting).

• Remove unused online accounts that you registered

(“Manage accounts” on page 51).

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