Writing text
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4. Writing text
You can key in text in two different ways,
using the traditional method, or another
method called predictive text input.
■ Using traditional text input
The indicator is shown on the top left of
the display when you are writing text using
the traditional text input.
• Press a number key, to ,
repeatedly until the desired character
appears. All the characters available under
a number key are not printed on the key.
The available characters depend on the
language selected in the Language menu.
See ”Language” on page 32.
To insert a number, press and hold the
number key you want.
• To switch between letter and number
modes, press and hold . Number
mode is indicated by 123 at the top of the
display.
• If the next letter you want is located on
the same key as the present one, wait until
the cursor appears, or press or
, and then key in the letter.
• If you make a mistake, press Clear to
remove the character to the left of the
cursor. Press and hold Clear to delete the
characters more quickly.
• The most common punctuation marks and
special characters are available under the
number key .
Pressing brings up a list of special
characters. Scroll through the list and
press Use to select a character.
To scroll through the list more quickly,
press , , or , and
press to select a character.
• To insert a space, press .
• To switch between upper case and lower
case, press . The symbol ABC or abc
shown at the top of the display indicates
the selected case.
• Press or to move the cursor
to the right or left, respectively.
■ Using predictive text input
You can key in any letter with a single
keypress. The predictive text input is based on
a built-in dictionary to which you can also
add new words. When the dictionary becomes
full, the new word replaces the oldest added
one. The indicator is shown on the top
left of the display when you are writing text
by using the predictive text input.
Setting predictive text input on or
off
When writing text, press Options and select
Dictionary.
• To set the predictive text input off, select
Dictionary off.
• To set the predictive text input on, select a
language available in the dictionary
options list. Predictive text input is only
available for the languages in the list.
Tip: To quickly set the predictive text
input on or off, press twice
when writing text.
Writing words with predictive text
input
1. Start writing a word by using the keys
to . Press each key only once
for one letter. The word changes after each
keystroke.
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