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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 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 to a language other than that selected in Phone 
language, page 77, select Options > Writing language. Predictive text input is 
only available for the languages on the list.
To set the predictive text input option, select Options > Dictionary on, or to set 
traditional text input option select Options > Dictionary off.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to write text quickly using the phone keypad and 
a built-in dictionary.