3. Writing text
You can key in text in two different ways, using the traditional text input
,
or predictive text input (built-in dictionary)
.
To quickly change the text input method when writing text, press
twice.
Using traditional text input: Press the key marked with the letter that you want
repeatedly until the letter appears.
Setting predictive English input on or off
When writing text, press
(
Options
) and select
Dictionary
.
• To set the predictive text input to on, select a language in the dictionary
options list. Predictive text input is only available for the languages on the list.
• To change back to the traditional text input, select
Dictionary off
.
Using predictive text input:
1. Key in the word that you want by pressing each key once for a single letter.
The word changes after each keystroke. For example, to write ‘Nokia’ when the
English dictionary is selected, press
,
,
,
,
.
2. If the displayed word is the one that you want, press
and start writing
the next word.
• If you want to change the word, press
repeatedly until the word that
you want appears.
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• If the "?" is displayed after the word, the word is not in the dictionary. To
add the word to the dictionary, press
Spell
, key in the word (traditional text
input is used) and press
OK
.
Tips for writing text with traditional and predictive text input:
• To move the cursor left or right, press
or
, respectively.
• To add a space, press
.
• To delete the character to the left of the cursor, press
. To clear the screen,
press and hold
.
• To switch between upper and lower case letters, or between traditional and
predictive text input, press
repeatedly and check the indicator at the top
of the display.
• To switch between letters and numbers, press and hold
.
• To add a number, press and hold the desired key.
• To get a list of special characters, press and hold
, select the character
that you want, and press
Use
. In traditional text input, you can also add
punctuation marks and certain special characters by pressing
repeatedly.
• Traditional: To key in a letter that is on the same key as the previous one, press
or
(or wait until the cursor appears), and key in the new letter.
• Predictive: To add a compound word, key in the first half of the word, press
, and then key in the second half.
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