Write text
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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.
If ? 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
(traditional text input is used),
and select Save.
To enter a full stop, press 1.
3. Start writing the next word.