Nokia N-GAGE - Editing Options

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Tips on using predictive text input
• To erase a character, press . Press and hold
to clear more than one character.
• To change between the different character cases Abc,
abc, and ABC, press . Note that if you press
quickly twice the predictive text input is turned off.
• To insert a number in letter mode, press and hold the
desired number key.
Or press and select Insert number, key in the
numbers you want, and press OK.
To switch between letter and number mode, press and
hold .
• The most common punctuation marks are available
under . Press and then repeatedly to
reach the desired punctuation mark.
Press and hold to open a list of special
characters. Use the controller key to scroll through the
list and press OK to select a character. Or press
and select Insert symbol.
Tip! The predictive text input will try to guess
which commonly used punctuation mark (.,?!‘) is
needed. The order and availability of the
punctuation marks depend on the language of the
dictionary.
• Press repeatedly to view the matching words the
dictionary has found one by one.
You can also press , select Dictionary and select
• Matches - to view a list of words that correspond to
your key presses. Scroll to the desired word and press
the .
• Insert word - to add a word (max. 32 letters) to the
dictionary by using traditional text input. When the
dictionary becomes full, a new word replaces the oldest
added word.
• Edit word- to open a view where you can edit the word,
available only if the word is active (underlined).
Writing compound words
• Write the first half of a compound word and confirm it
by pressing . Write the last part of the compound
word and complete the compound word by pressing
to add a space.
Turning predictive text input off
• Press and select Dictionary→ Off to turn
predictive text input off for all editors in the game deck.
Editing options
When you press , the following options appear
(depending on the editing mode and situation you are in):
• Dictionary (predictive text input), Alpha mode
(traditional text input), Number mode
• Cut, Copy - available only if text has been selected first.
• Paste - available only when text has been either cut or
copied to the clipboard.
• Insert number, Insert symbol, and