Using predictive text input
You can key in any letter with a single keypress using the 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.
See Fig. 11 on page 48.
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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.
See Fig. 11 on page 48.
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.
• 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.
Fig. 11 Predictive text
input.
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Press
to open a list of special characters. Use the scroll key to scroll through the
list and press
Select
to select a character. Or press
and select
Insert symbol
.
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.