Write text
ABC, abc, and Abc indicate the selected character mode.
123 indicates the number mode.
Traditional text input
is displayed when you are writing text using
traditional text input.
•
Press a number key (
—
) repeatedly until the
desired character appears. There are more characters
available for a number key than are printed on the key.
•
If the next letter is located on the same key as the
present one, wait until the cursor appears (or press
to end the time-out period), and enter the letter.
•
To insert a space, press
. To move the cursor to the
next line, press
three times.
Predictive text input
You can enter any letter with a single keypress. Predictive
text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you
can add new words.
is displayed when you write text
using predictive text input.
1
To activate predictive text input, press
, and select
Predictive text on
. This activates predictive text input
for all editors in the device.
2
To write the desired word,
press the keys,
—
.
Press each key only once
for one letter. For
example, to write "Nokia"
when the English
dictionary is selected,
press
for N,
for o,
for k,
for i, and
for a.
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The word suggestion changes after each keypress.
3
When you finish writing the word correctly, press
to confirm it, or press
to add a space.
If the word is not correct, press
repeatedly to view
the matching words the dictionary has found one by
one, or press
, and select
Predictive text
>
Matches
.
If the ? character is shown after the word, the word is
not in the dictionary. To add a word to the dictionary,
select
Spell
, enter the word using traditional text input,
and select
OK
. The word is added to the dictionary.
When the dictionary is full, a new word replaces the
oldest added word.
4
Start writing the next word.
Write compound words
Write the first half of a compound word; to confirm it,
press
. Write the last part of the compound word. To
complete the compound word, press
to add a space.
Turn predictive text input off
To turn predictive text input off for all editors in the device,
press
, and select
Predictive text
>
Off
.
Tip! To turn predictive text input on or off, quickly
press
twice.
Tips on text input
To insert a number in the letter mode, press and hold the
desired number key.
To switch between the letter and number mode, press and
hold .
To switch between the different character modes,
press
.
To delete a character, press
. To delete more than one
character, press and hold
.
To use most common punctuation marks, press
.
To open a list of special characters, press and hold
.
Tip! To insert several special characters at the same
time, press
when you select each character.