Keypad input methods
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If the word is not correct, press
repeatedly or press Options
and select Matches. When the
word you want appears, confirm
it.
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 English 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.
Writing compound words
Key in the first part of the word and
confirm it by pressing . Write the
last part of the word and confirm the
word.
■ Using traditional
English input
Press a number key, to ,
repeatedly until the desired
character appears. Not all characters
available under a number key are
printed on the key. The characters
available depend on the language
selected in the Phone language
menu, see ”Language” on page 45.
To insert a number while in letter
mode, press and hold the desired
number key.
• If the next letter you want is
located on the same key as the
present one, wait until the cursor
appears, or press any of the scroll
keys and then key in the letter.
• The most common punctuation
marks and special characters are
available under the number key
.
For more instructions for writing
text, see ”Tips for writing text” on
page 21.
■ Tips for writing text
The following functions may also be
available for writing text:
• To insert a space, press .
• To move the cursor to the left,
right, down or up, press the scroll
keys , , or ,
respectively.
• To delete a character to the left
of the cursor, press Clear. Press
and hold Clear to delete the
characters more quickly.
To delete all the characters at
once when writing a message,
press Options and select Clear
text.