Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to key in any characters by single keypresses. This text input is based
on a built-in dictionary to which you can add new words.
Selecting language for predictive text input
1. When in the standby mode, press
Menu
, press
Select
when
Messages
is displayed.
2. Press
Select
when
Write message
is displayed.
3. Press
Options
and scroll to
Dictionary
and press
Select
.
Note: Predictive text input is only available for the languages listed in the dictionary option list.
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4. Scroll to the desired language and press
Select. T9 dictionary activated
is displayed and the
predictive text input is now on, indicated by
.
You can change from the predictive text input to the traditional text input by pressing
Options
(when in
Write message
menu) and scrolling to
Dictionary
. Scroll to
Dictionary off
and press
Select
.
T9 dictionary deactivated
is displayed.
Tip: Press and hold
Options
to quickly activate or de-activate the predictive text input.
Alternatively, press
twice.
Writing words with predictive text input
1. Start writing a word by using the keys
to
. Press each key only once for one letter.
For example, to write Nokia when the English dictionary is selected, press:
The word changes after each keystroke - do not pay attention to how the word appears on the
display before you have keyed in all its characters.
• To delete a character, press
Clear
.
• To change the character case, press
.
• To change between letter and number mode, press and hold
.
(for n)
(for o)
(for k)
(for i)
(for a)
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Menu functions
• To insert a word, press
Options
. Scroll to
Insert word
and press
Select
. Write the word and
press
Save
.
• To insert a single number in character mode, press and hold the respective number key.
• To insert several numbers, press
Options
. Scroll to
Insert number
and press
Select
. Key in the
desired numbers and press
OK
.
• To insert a symbol, press and hold
. Select the desired symbol and press
Use
.
Alternatively, press
Options
, scroll to
Insert symbol
, and press
Select
. Scroll to the desired
symbol and press
Use
.
2. When you have finished writing the word and it is correct , confirm it by pressing
or adding a
space with
.
3. If the word is correct, start writing the next word.
If the word is not correct, you have the following options:
• Press
repeatedly until the desired word appears and confirm it.
• Press
Options
, scroll to
Next match
and press
Select
.
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, press
Spell
.
Adding the desired word to the match list
1. If no matches are found in the predictive text input mode, you can insert a new word into the
dictionary. Press
Spell
and key in the desired word in traditional text input mode.
2. Press
Save
to save the word.
Note: When the dictionary becomes full, the new word replaces the least used word in it.
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Writing compound words
1. Key in the first part of the word and accept it by pressing
.
2. Write the last part of the compound word and accept the word by pressing
or
.