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Predictive text input - Dictionary
You can key in any letter with a single keypress. The predictive text input is based on a
built-in dictionary to which you can also add new words. When the dictionary becomes
full, the latest added word replaces the oldest.
Tip! To set predictive
text input on or off, press
twice quickly when
writing text.
1 To activate predictive text input, press and select Dictionary on. This will
activate predictive text input for all editors in the game deck. The indicator is
shown on the top right of the display when you are writing text using predictive text
input.
2 Write the desired word by pressing the keys - . Press each key only once for
one letter. For example, to write ‘Nokia’ when English dictionary is selected,
press for N, for o, for k, for i, and for a.
As you can see in Fig. 13, the word suggestion changes after each key press.
3 When you have finished writing the word and it is correct, confirm it by pressing
or adding a space by pressing .
• If the word is not correct: Press repeatedly to view the matching words the
dictionary has found one by one. Or, press and select Dictionary→ Matches.
• If the ? character is shown after the word, the word you intended to write is not in
the dictionary. To add a word to the dictionary, press Spell, key in the word (max. 32
letters) using traditional text input, and press OK. The word is added to the
dictionary. When the dictionary becomes full, a new word replaces the oldest added
word.
4 Start writing the next word.
Tips on using predictive text input
• To erase a character, press . Press and hold to clear more than one
character.
• To change between the different character cases Abc, abc, and ABC, press . Note
that if you press quickly twice the predictive text input is turned off.
• To insert a number in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.
Fig. 13 The word match
is evolving, wait until
you have keyed in the
whole word before you
check the results.