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. 
■ Settings
To set the writing language, select 
Options > Writing language. 
Predictive text input is only available 
for the languages listed.
Select Options > Dictionary on to 
set the predictive text input or 
Dictionary off to set traditional text 
input.
■ 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 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 press any of the navigation 
keys. Press a navigation key to 
move the cursor.
If the word is not correct, press * 
repeatedly, or select Options > 
Matches. When the word that 
you want appears, confirm it.
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.
3. Start writing the next word.
Write compound words
Enter the first part of the word, and 
press the navigation key right to 
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