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.
For example, to write Nokia when the English dictionary is selected, press
for N,
for o,
for k,
for i and
for a:
In addition to the number keys, you can use other keys as follows:
• To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press
Clear
. Press and hold
Clear
to delete the
characters more quickly.
• To change the character case, press
, and to change between letter and number mode,
press and hold
.
• To insert a symbol, press and hold
, or alternatively, press
Options
and select
Insert symbol
.
Scroll to the symbol you want and press
Use
.
To scroll through the list more quickly, press
,
,
or
, and press
to
select a character.
• To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the respective number key, or press
Options
, and select
Insert number
. Key in the numbers you want and press
OK
.
• To insert a name or a phone number by searching for it in the phone book, press
Options
and
select
Insert name
or
Insert number
.
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• To insert a word, press
Options
and select
Insert word
. Write the word using the traditional text
input method and press
Save
. The word is also added to the dictionary.
2. When you have finished writing the word and it is correct, confirm it by pressing
or adding a
space with
.
If the word is not correct, you have the following options:
• Press
repeatedly until the desired word appears and confirm it.
• Press
Options
and select
Matches
.
If the ? character is displayed after the word, the word you intended to write is not in the dictionary.
To add the word to the dictionary, press
Spell
, key in the word (traditional text input is used) and
press
Save
. When the dictionary becomes full, the new word replaces the oldest one that was
added.
3. Start writing the next word.