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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.
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