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4. Write text
You can enter text (for example, when writing messages) using traditional or predictive text input. When using 
traditional text input, press a number key, 1 to 9, repeatedly until the desired character appears. In predictive 
text input you can enter a letter with a single keypress.
When you are writing text, predictive text input is indicated by   and traditional text input by   at the 
top left of the display.  ,  , or   appear next to the text input indicator, indicating the character 
case.
To change the character case and the text input mode, press #. 
 indicates number mode. To change from the letter to number mode, press and hold #, and select Number 
mode. To insert a special character, press and hold *.
■ Settings
To set the writing language, select Options > Writing language. Predictive text input is only available for the 
languages listed.
Select Options > Prediction on to set the predictive text input or Prediction off to set traditional text input.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can add new words.
1. Start writing a word using the 2 to 9 keys. Press each key only once for a single letter. The word changes 
after each keypress. 
2. When you have finished writing the word and it is correct, to confirm it, press 0 to add a space, or scroll in 
any direction. Press a navigation key to move the cursor.
If the word is not correct, press * repeatedly, or select Options > Matches. Select the correct word and Use.