Write text
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4. Write text
To enter text (for example, when
writing a message), use traditional
or predictive text input. When
using traditional text input, press
a number key, 1 to 9, repeatedly
until the desired character
appears. Using 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 to a
language other than that selected
in Phone language, select
Options > Writing language.
Predictive text input is only
available for the languages on the
list.
To set the predictive text input
option, select Options >
Prediction on, to set traditional
text input option select Options >
Prediction off.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to
write text quickly using the phone
keypad and a built-in dictionary.
1. Start writing a word using the
keys, 2 to 9. Press each key only
once for a single letter. The
word changes after each
keystroke.
2. When you finish writing the
correct word, add a space to
confirm it by pressing 0.
If the word is not correct, press
* repeatedly, or select Options
> Matches. When the word
that you want appears, select
Use.
If the ? character 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.