Write text
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5. Write text
You can enter text (for example, when
writing messages) using traditional or
predictive text input. When you write
text, text input indicators appear at the
top of the display. indicates
traditional text input. indicates
predictive text input. Predictive text
input allows you to write text quickly
using the phone keypad and a built-in
dictionary. You can enter a letter with a
single keypress. indicates
predictive text input with Word
suggestions. The phone predicts and
completes the word before you enter all
the characters.
, , 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.
To set the writing language while writing
text, select Options > Writing language.
Or, press an hold # and select Writing
language.
■ Predictive text input
To set predictive text input on, select
Menu > Messaging > Create message.
Select the type of message and
Options > Prediction on.
Tip: To quickly set predictive text
input on or off when writing text,
press # twice, or select and hold
Options.
1. Start writing a word using the 2 to 9
keys. Press each key only once for one
letter. The entered letters are
displayed underlined.
The phone starts to predict the word
you are writing. After you enter a few
letters, and if these entered letters
are not a word, the phone tries to
predict longer words. Only 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.
To write compounds words, enter the
first part of the word; to confirm it,
press the navigation key right. Write
the next part of the word and confirm
the word.
To enter a full stop, press 1.