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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.
■ Settings
To set the writing language, select Options > Writing language. Predictive text
input is only available for the languages listed.
Select Options > Dictionary on to set the predictive text input or Dictionary off to
set traditional text input.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can also 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 press any of the navigation keys. Press a navigation key to
move the cursor.
If the word is not correct, press * repeatedly, or select Options > Matches.
When the word that you want appears, confirm it.
If ? is displayed after the word, the word you intended to write is not in the
dictionary. To add the word to the dictionary, select Spell. Enter the word
(traditional text input is used), and select Save.
3. Start writing the next word.