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4. Write text
You can enter text (for example, when writing messages) using traditional or predictive text input. When using
traditional text input, press a number key, 1 to 9, repeatedly until the desired character appears. In predictive
text input you can enter a letter with a single keypress.
When you are writing text, predictive text input is indicated by and traditional text input by at the
top left of the display. , , or appear next to the text input indicator, indicating the character
case.
To change the character case and the text input mode, press #.
indicates number mode. To change from the letter to number mode, press and hold #, and select Number
mode. To insert a special character, press and hold *.
■ Settings
To set the writing language, select Options > Writing language. Predictive text input is only available for the
languages listed.
Select Options > Prediction on to set the predictive text input or Prediction off to set traditional text input.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can add new words.
1. Start writing a word using the 2 to 9 keys. Press each key only once for a single letter. The word changes
after each keypress.
2. When you have finished writing the word and it is correct, to confirm it, press 0 to add a space, or scroll in
any direction. Press a navigation key to move the cursor.
If the word is not correct, press * repeatedly, or select Options > Matches. Select the correct word and Use.