Motorola V551 / V330 / V547 / V555 / V557

Does anyone know how to change the setup so that when I start to compose/reply to a SMS message, the predictive t ext option the default. On my last phone (Pannasonic), the phone kept the settings from the last SMS that I sent. With the Moto phone, it seams to always default back to just Abc123.

Thanks,
Austin, TX

PS> Am I too picky or is the Moto V551 manual one of the worst manuals out there???!