72 Using Phone Features
To find a contact name
You can just enter the first letter of a contact’s first name or surname. Smart
Dialing will search for the letter starting from the first character of a contact
name as well as from the character that appears after a space, dash, or
underscore in a contact name. For example, if you tap number “2” which is
associated with [a, b, c] on the Phone keypad, contact names such as the
following will be considered matches: “Ben Miller”, “George Adams”, “John-
Carter”, “Carter, Ellen”, “Dixon, Allan”, “Thomas_Clark”, “JaneCampbell”.
If the matching list is long and you want to narrow down the search further,
enter another letter. Using the same example above, if you continue to
tap “3” which is associated with [d, e, f], the matching list will be narrowed
down to the following names: “Ben Miller”, “George Adams”, “Carter, Ellen”,
“Dixon, Allan”.
Make a call or send a text message using Smart Dialing
1. Press the TALK button on your device to open the Phone screen.
2. Begin entering the first few numbers or characters.
When you start entering a number or letter, the Smart Dialing panel
will display matches found.
3. In the Smart Dialing panel, browse the list by sliding your finger or the
stylus up or down or by pressing NAVIGATION up or down.
4. You can do one of the following:
• When the desired contact is selected, press the TALK button to
place a call.
• To send a text message to the selected contact, tap and hold the
contact, and tap Send Text Message.
• To call a different phone number associated with the selected
contact, tap and hold the selected contact, and tap the phone
number you want to call.
