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. Select
Write messages
, press Options.
2. Scroll to
Dictionary
and press OK.
3. Scroll to the desired language and press OK.
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 either
• by pressing Options and scrolling to
Dictionary
. Press OK,
scroll to
Dictionary off
and press OK.
T9 dictionary
deactivated
is displayed.
• or by pressing
twice.
Writing words with predictive text input
1. When in the English predictive text input, start writing a word
by using the keys
to
. Press each key only once for one
letter. For example, to write the word ‘Hello’, press
(for h),
(for e),
(for l),
(for l), and
(for o). Do not
pay attention to the word on the display until you have
completed writing the word.
• To delete a character, press Clear.
• To change the character case, press
.
• To change between letter and number mode, press and hold
.
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• To insert a word, press Options. Scroll to
Insert word
. Write
the word and press OK.
• 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 OK. Key in the desired numbers and press
OK.
• To insert a symbol, press and hold
. Scroll to the desired
symbol and press Use.
Alternatively, press Options, scroll to
Insert symbol
, and press
OK. 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 by adding 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
Matches
and press OK. Scroll through
the words and select the correct one by pressing Use.
Add 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 to the dictionary. Press Spell and key in
the desired word in traditional text input mode.
2. Press OK to save the word.
NOTE: When the dictionary becomes full, the new word replaces
the oldest added one.
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
.
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