Write text
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4. Write text
To enter text (for example, when writing messages), use traditional or predictive
text input. When you write text, press and hold Options to toggle between
traditional text input, indicated by , and predictive text input, indicated by
. Not all languages are supported by predictive text input.
The character cases are indicated by , , and . To change the character
case, press #. To change from the letter to number mode, indicated by , press
and hold #, and select Number mode. To change from the number to the letter
mode, press and hold #.
To set the writing language, select Options > Writing language.
■ Traditional text input
Press a number key, 1 to 9, repeatedly until the desired character appears. The
characters available depend on the selected writing language. If the next letter
you want is located on the same key as the present one, wait until the cursor
appears and enter the letter. The most common punctuation marks and special
characters are available under the number key 1.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can also add
new words.
1. Start writing a word using the keys, 2 to 9. Press each key only once for
one letter.
2. When you finish writing the word and it is correct, to confirm it by adding a
space, press 0.
If the word is not correct, press
*
repeatedly, and select the word from
the list.
If the ? character is displayed after the word, the word you intended to write
is not in the dictionary. To add the word to the dictionary, select Spell.
Enter the word using traditional text input, and select Save.
To write compound words, enter the first part of the word, and press the scroll
key right to confirm it. Write the last part of the word, and confirm the word.
3. Start writing the next word.