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Press each key only once for one letter. For example, to 
write “Nokia” when the English dictionary is selected, 
press   for N,   for o,   for k,   for i, and   
for a.
The word suggestion changes after each keypress.
3 When you finish writing the word and it is correct, 
to confirm it, press  , or press   to add a space.
If the word is not correct, press   repeatedly to view 
the matching words the dictionary has found one by 
one, or press  , and select Dictionary > Matches.
If the ? character is shown after the word, the word you 
intended to write is not in the dictionary. To add a word 
to the dictionary, select Spell, enter the word using 
traditional text input, and select OK. The word is added 
to the dictionary. When the dictionary becomes full, 
a new word replaces the oldest added word.
4 Start writing the next word.
Tip! To set predictive text input on or off, press   
twice quickly.
Tips on predictive text input
To erase a character, press  . Press and hold   to clear 
more than one character.
To change between the different character modes, press 
. If you press   quickly twice, predictive text input is 
turned off.
Tip! Predictive text input tries to guess which 
commonly used punctuation mark (.,?!‘) is needed. 
The order and availability of the punctuation marks 
depend on the language of the dictionary.
To insert a number in letter mode, press and hold the 
desired number key.
To switch between letter and number mode, press and 
hold .
The most common punctuation marks are available under 
. Press   and then   repeatedly to search for the 
desired punctuation mark.
Press and hold   to open a list of special characters.
Press   repeatedly to view the matching words the 
dictionary has found one by one.
Press , select Dictionary, and press   to select one 
of the following options:
Matches—View a list of words that correspond to your key 
presses. 
Insert word—Add a word to the dictionary by using 
traditional text input. When the dictionary becomes full, 
a new word replaces the oldest added word.
Edit word—Edit the word using traditional text input. 
This is available if the word is active (underlined).