By pressing a key once for each character (predictive text input)
Predictive text input is an easy way to write for example text messages (see page 55) and reminder
notes (see page 89). In this input method, you only need to press a key once for each character.
According to your keypresses, the phone tries to find the correct word from the currently selected
dictionary. (For selecting a dictionary, see page 41.)
When you want to use predictive text input, check that
is shown at the top of the display.
You can switch between predictive and traditional text input by pressing
twice.
1. Write the desired word by pressing each key once for one letter.
For example, to write ‘Nokia’, press:
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As you can see in the illustration above, the word changes after each keypress. Therefore, you do
not need to pay much attention to what happens on the display before you have keyed in the whole
word.
• To delete a character to the left, press
. To clear the screen, press and hold this key.
• To switch between letter cases, press
repeatedly and check the indicator at the top of the
display. For example, abc is shown when lower case is in use.
• To insert a punctuation mark, press
and then
repeatedly until the desired punctuation
mark is shown.
• To insert a special character: Press and hold
, scroll to the desired character, and press
(
Use
).
• To insert a number, press and hold the desired number key.
To insert several numbers, press and hold
and key in the numbers. For an alternative
method, see step 3.
2. When you have finished writing the word, check that the word is correct.
If the word is correct: Press
or
and write the next word.
If the word is not correct: Press
repeatedly until the desired word appears. For an alternative
method, see step 3.
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If the ? character is shown after the word: There are no further words in the dictionary that
correspond to your keypresses. To add a word into the dictionary: Press
(
Spell
), key in the word
using traditional text input, and press
(
OK
).
If you want to change the previous word: Press
to highlight the word and edit it.
3. If the text
Options
is shown above
, you can access the following options by pressing this key:
Matches
: Shows a list of words that correspond to your keypresses. Scroll to the desired word and
press
(
Use
).
Insert word
: You can add a word to the dictionary manually. Write the word using traditional text
input and press
(
OK
).
Insert number
: You can key in numbers by pressing each number key once.
Insert symbol
: You can select a special character from a list. Scroll to the desired character (such as
%) and press
(
Use
).