23. The method of claim 22 , further comprising displaying a plurality of particular completion candidates in the search list with the part of each particular completion candidate matching the partial text entry displayed in a manner different from the remaining part of each of the particular completion candidates displayed in the search list.
22. A method of processing a partial text entry with a personal computing device, the method comprising: (a) receiving the first character of the partial text entry; (b) in response to receipt of the first character of the partial text entry, obtaining a first plurality of completion candidates based on the first character of the partial text entry; (c) displaying the first plurality of completion candidates in a search list within a graphical user interface for user selection; (d) awaiting user input associated with either selection of one of the first plurality of completion candidates or modification of the partial text entry via a digital keyboard; (e) in response to receiving user input identifying the second character of the partial text entry, obtaining a second plurality of completion candidates based on the first and second characters of the partial text entry; (f) clearing the search list of the first plurality of completion candidates and displaying the second plurality of completion candidates in the search list within the graphical user interface for user selection; (g) awaiting further user input associated with either selection of one of the second plurality of completion candidates or modification of the partial text entry via the digital keyboard; (h) in response to receiving user input identifying the third character of the partial text entry, obtaining a third plurality of completion candidates based on the first, second and third characters of the partial text entry; (i) clearing the search list of the second plurality of completion candidates and displaying the third plurality of completion candidates in the search list within the graphical user interface for user selection and deactivating the digital keyboard for user input; and (j) awaiting user input associated with selection of one of the third plurality of completion candidates.