Writing text
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4. Writing text
You can key in text, for example, when writing messages, in two different ways,
using the traditional method, or another method called predictive text input.
When you are writing text, the predictive text input is indicated by and the
traditional text input by at the top left of the display. The character case is
indicated by Abc, abc, or ABC next to the text input indicator, and you can switch
the character case by pressing . The number mode is indicated by 123, and
you can switch between the letter and number mode by pressing and holding
.
■ Setting predictive text input on or off
When writing text, press Options and select Dictionary.
• To set the predictive text input on, select a language in the dictionary options
list. Predictive text input is only available for the languages in the list.
• To change back to the traditional text input, select Dictionary off.
Tip: To quickly set the predictive text input on or off when writing text,
press twice, or press and hold Options.
■ Using predictive text input
You can key in any letter from A through Z with a single keypress. The predictive
text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can also add new words.