Write text
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4. Write text
To enter text (for example, when writing 
messages), use traditional or predictive 
text input. To use 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 write text,   appears at 
the top left of the display, indicating 
predictive text input, and   appears, 
indicating traditional text input. 
, , or   appears next to the 
text input indicator, indicating the 
character case. To change the character 
case, 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 while writing 
text, select Options > Writing language.
When writing text, select Options > 
Prediction on or Prediction off to set 
predictive text input on or revert to 
traditional text input.
Tip: To quickly set predictive text 
input on or off when writing 
text, press # twice, or select and 
hold Options.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to write 
text quickly using the phone keypad and 
a built-in dictionary.
1. To start writing a word, use the 2 to 9 
keys. Press each key only once for one 
letter. The phone displays * or the 
letter if it separately has a meaning 
as a word. The entered letters are 
displayed underlined.
To insert a special character, press 
and hold *, or select Options > Insert 
symbol. Scroll to a character, and 
select Use.
2. When you finish writing the word and 
it is correct, to confirm it, press 0 to 
add space.
If the word is not correct, press * 
repeatedly, or select Options > 
Matches. When the word that you 
want appears, select Use.