Nokia 5530 Cell Phone User Manual


 
8 — Star - Opens a special characters table.
9 — Shift - Changes the character case, turns predictive text input modes on or off,
and switches between the alphabet and number modes.
Traditional text input
Tap a number key (1-9) repeatedly until the desired character appears. There are
more characters available for a number key than are visible on the key.
If the next letter is located on the same key as the present one, wait until the cursor
appears (or move the cursor forward to end the time-out period), and enter the
letter.
To insert a space, tap 0. To move the cursor to the next line, tap 0 three times.
Predictive text input
With predictive text input, you can enter any letter with a single tap of a key.
Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can add new
words.
1. To activate predictive text input for all editors on the device, tap
, and select
Activate prediction, or quickly tap # twice. You can also tap
, and select
Activate predictive text.
2. To write the desired word, tap the keys 2-9. Tap each key only once for one letter.
For example, to write "Nokia" when the English dictionary is selected, tap 6 for
N, 6 for o, 5 for k, 4 for i, and 2 for a.
The word suggestion changes after each tap of a key.
3. When you finish writing the word correctly, move the cursor right to confirm it,
or tap 0 to add a space.
If the word is not correct, tap * repeatedly to view the matching words the
dictionary has found one by one.
If the ? character is shown after the word, the word is not in the dictionary. To
add a word to the dictionary, select Spell, enter the word using traditional text
Write text
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