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Text entry
■ Dictionary mode
Dictionary input allows you to write
messages quickly using your keypad
and the built-in dictionary. It is
much faster than the standard mode
method, because for each letter, you
only press the corresponding key on
your keypad once.
Activate/deactivate
At any text entry screen, press and
hold Options. The dictionary is
turned on and off, depending on its
previous mode.
OR
At any text entry screen, select
Options > Dictionary on.
OR
Press and hold the # key to bring up
the Editor settings menu and select
Dictionary on.
Text entry
The illustration below simulates your
display each time a key is pressed.
For example, to write Nokia with the
dictionary on and with the English
dictionary selected, press each of the
following keys once:
the 6 key the 6 key the 5 key the 4 key the 2 key
•Press the 0 key to enter a space,
and begin writing the next word.
• If a displayed word is not correct,
press the * key to see other
matches. To return to the
previous word in the list of
matches, press Previous.
•If ? appears after a word, press
Spell to add the word to the
dictionary.
•Press the 1 key to insert a period
into your message.
• Press and hold the * key to display
special characters; then press the
* key again to cycle through all
available characters, including
smiley face characters.
•Press the # key to switch the
dictionary on or off and to use
the dictionary in various modes.
As you press the # key, the
following icons (not the
descriptions) appear in the upper
left of the display screen:
Uppercase text:
standard mode is on
Lowercase text:
standard mode is on
Sentence case text:
standard mode is on
Sentence case text:
dictionary mode is on
Lowercase text:
dictionary mode is on