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Writing text
Tip! To set
predictive text input on or
off, press twice quickly
when writing text.
You can key in text in two different ways, using the method traditionally used in mobile
phones or another method called predictive text input.
Using traditional text input
The indicator is shown on the top right of the display when you are writing text
using traditional text input.
• Press a number key ( - ), repeatedly until the desired character appears. Note,
that there are more characters available for a number key than are printed on the key.
Icons: and
indicate the
selected case.
means that the first letter
of the next word is written
in upper case, and all other
letters will automatically
be written in lower case.
indicates number
mode.
• To insert a number, press and hold the number key.
To switch between letter and number mode, press and hold .
• If the next letter is located on the same key as the present one, wait until the cursor
appears (or press to end the time-out period), and then key in the letter.
• If you make a mistake, press to remove a character. Press and hold to clear
more than one character.
• The most common punctuation marks are available under . Press repeatedly
to reach the desired punctuation mark.
Press to open a list of special characters. Use the scroll key to move through the
list and press Select to select a character.
• To insert a space, press . To move the cursor to the next line, press three
times.
• To switch between upper and lower case, press .
Using predictive text input
To activate predictive text input, press and select Dictionary on. This will activate
predictive text input for all editors in the phone. The indicator is shown at the top
of the display.