How do you get rid of that stupid box above keyboard in texting?

[heartex]

With such precious little real estate in texting I want to read my texts above and start texting on the keyboard, but this black box that shows me what I have texted is blocking the message I am wanting to read. I have unchecked everything on the menu but it is covering up what I am wanting to see. I do not need help showing what I am texting. It is a waste of real estate. What do I need to do or hack I need to do to get rid of this?????

[Mr. X]

thats T9 its retarded i hate it as do most. you shut it off with the key to the left of the space bar swipe that key to the left.

[ecker]

i like the t9 but i don't like how the bar stays up after you hit send.. i've learned to deal wit it

[jgillard]

Hit the enter button on the keyboard before you hit send and the bar will disappear for you!

[tobeychris]

or space

[Curb71]

good info to know. what about making the text smaller? I cant find a way to do this. Its much larger than it was on my Touch.

[Mr. X]

Originally Posted by Curb71

good info to know. what about making the text smaller? I cant find a way to do this. Its much larger than it was on my Touch.

Settings > System > Screen > Text Size tab.