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.
1. Write the desired word by pressing the keys
-
. Press each key only once for one letter. The
word changes after every key press.
For example, to write ‘Nokia’ when the English
dictionary is selected, press
for N,
for o,
for k,
for i, and
for a.
The word suggestion changes after each key press.
2. When you have finished the word, check that it is correct.
• If the word is correct, you can confirm it by pressing
or by pressing
to insert a space. The underlining disappears and you can begin to
write a new word.
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• If the word is not correct, you have the following options:
• Press
repeatedly to view the matching words the dictionary has
found one by one.
• Press
and
select
Dictionary
→
Matches
to view a list of matching
words. Scroll to the word you want to use and press
to select it.
• 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.
• To remove the ? and clear characters one by one from the word, press
.
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
twice quickly the predictive text input is turned off.
• To insert a number in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key, or
press
and select number mode, key in the numbers you want, and press
OK
.
• The most common punctuation marks are available under
. Press
repeatedly to reach the desired punctuation mark.
Press and hold
to open a list of special characters. Use the joystick to scroll
through the list and press
Select
to select a character. Or press
and select
Insert symbol
. To insert multiple special characters, press
to select, scroll
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to the next character, press
again. Continue until you have entered all
characters, and press
Select
to return to the message.
Note: The predictive text input will try to guess which commonly used
punctuation mark (.,?!‘) is needed. The order and availability of the
punctuation marks depend on the language of the dictionary.
• Press
repeatedly to view the matching words the dictionary has found one
by one.
When a word has been entered with predictive text on, you can press
, select
Dictionary
and select:
•
Matches
- to view a list of words that correspond to your key presses. Scroll to
the desired word and press
.
•
Insert word
- to add a word (max. 32 letters) to the dictionary by using
traditional text input. When the dictionary becomes full, a new word replaces
the oldest added word.
•
Edit word
- to open a view where you can edit the word, available only if the
word is active (underlined).
•
Off
- to turn off predictive text input for all editors in the phone.
Writing compound words
• Write the first half of a compound word and confirm it by pressing
. Write
the last part of the compound word and complete the compound word by
pressing
to add a space.
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