Write text
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4. Write text
To enter text (for example, when
writing messages), use traditional or
predictive text input. To use
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 write text, appears
at the top left of the display,
indicating predictive text input, and
appears, indicating traditional
text input. , , or
appears next to the text input
indicator, indicating the character
case. To change the character case,
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 while
writing text, select Options >
Writing language.
To set predictive text input on or
revert to traditional text input,
select Options > Prediction On or
Prediction Off.
Tip: To quickly set predictive
text input on or off when
writing text, press # twice, or
select and hold Options.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to
write text quickly using the phone
keypad and a built-in dictionary.
1. To start writing a word, use the 2
to 9 keys. Press each key only
once for one letter. The phone
displays * or the letter if it
separately has a meaning as a
word. The entered letters are
displayed underlined.
To insert a special character,
press and hold *, or select
Options > Insert symbol. Scroll to
a character, and select Use.
2. When you finish writing the word
and it is correct, to confirm it,
press 0 to add space.
If the word is not correct, press *
repeatedly, or select Options >
Matches. When the word that
you want appears, select Use.