Entering Characters; C Kanji, Hiragana & Katakana - Sharp GC40K Manual

Entering Characters

Kanji, Hiragana & Katakana
Following the example below, enter 鈴木
(hiragana) entry mode. Switch to double-byte or single-byte katakana mode to enter
katakana. Alternatively, enter hiragana and then select katakana from the word
suggestion list.
Press 3 three times
1
4
Word suggestions change as hiragana are entered.
Press A
2
^ When the next character is on the same key, press A first.
Press 3 three times and press q
3
Press 2 twice
4
^ To enter hiragana without converting to kanji, skip to Step 6.
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鈴木 to learn how to enter characters in kanji
鈴木 鈴木
J@
P
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す
98すぐに
97すぐ
96する
95スケジュール
94すべて
93スタート
kanji Convert 変換
J@
P
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す
98すぐに
97すぐ
96する
95スケジュール
94すべて
93スタート
kanji Convert 変換
J@
P
New Message
すず
61涼しい
6*鈴
59鈴木
58珠洲
57錫
56紗
kanji Convert 変換
J@
P
New Message
すずき
*7鈴木
*6スズキ
*5鱸
*4鈴木京香
*3鈴木田
*2鈴切
kanji Convert 変換
Press D k and use E to select a word
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To see other suggestions, press d J or e W.
C
C To exit the list, press i.
C
To change segment, see "Segmenting Phrases" below.
Press b
6
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InputMethod
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C The most recently used word appears first in the list.
C Use Predictive and Previous Usage to convert hiragana to kanji more quickly.
Predictive
InputMethod
Previous Usage
^ Both functions are active by default (see P.4-14).
N
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C Save frequently used words/phrases to select from the word suggestion list (see
P.4-15).
C Segmenting Phrases
If the word is not in the list, press i after Step 5 to exit. Then use F to segment
InputMethod
hiragana to convert separately.
N
Example: Segment みち
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B
みち
InputMethod
Learning Function
Predictive & Previous Usage
Word suggestions change as up to 5 hiragana are entered
Suggests words/characters likely to follow entry based on previous entries
User Dictionary
みち into み み み み and ち ち ち ち . みち みち
DEb DEb
みち 三ち 三智
J@ N E
P
New Message
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鈴木
*7鈴木
*6スズキ
*5鱸
*4鈴木京香
*3鈴木田
*2鈴切
Back Select 変換 Next
Convert
J@ N
4
P
New Message
1*/12K
鈴木
21さん
2*くん
19ちゃん
18君
17様
16殿
Cancel 変換 OK Menu
Convert
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