Predictive text input - Dictionary
You can enter any letter with a single keypress. The predictive text input is based on
a built-in dictionary to which you can also add new words. When the dictionary becomes
full, the latest added word replaces the oldest.
1 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 on the
top right of the display when you are writing text using predictive text input.
2 To write the desired word, press the keys
-
. Press each key only once for
one letter. For example, to write ‘Nokia’ when English dictionary is selected,
press
for N,
for o,
for k,
for i, and
for a.
See the Fig. 9. The word suggestion changes after each key press.
3 When you have finished writing the word and it is correct, confirm it by pressing
or add a space by pressing
.
• If the word is not correct, press
repeatedly to view the matching words the
dictionary has found one by one. Or, press
and select
Dictionary
→
Matches
.
• 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
, enter the word (up to
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.
4 Start writing the next word.
Tip! To set predictive text input on or off, press
twice quickly.
Fig. 9 The word match is
evolving, wait until you
have keyed in the whole
word before you check
the results.
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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
. If
you press
quickly twice, the predictive text input is turned off.
Tip! 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.
• To insert a number in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.
To switch between letter and number mode, press and hold
.
• The most common punctuation marks are available under
. Press
and then
repeatedly to search for the desired punctuation mark.
• Press and hold
to open a list of special characters.
• Press
repeatedly to view the matching words the dictionary has found one by
one.
• Press ,
select
Dictionary
, and press
to select one of the following options:
Matches
to view a list of words that correspond to your key presses.
Insert word
to add a word (up to 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 edit the word using traditional text input. This is available if the word is
active (underlined).
Tip! When you press
, the following options appear (depending on the editing
mode):
Dictionary
(predictive text input),
Alpha mode
(traditional text input),
Number mode
,
Cut
(if text has been selected),
Copy
(if text has been selected),
Paste
(when text has been cut or copied first),
Insert number
,
Insert symbol
, and
Writing language:
(changes the input language for all editors in the phone).
Writing compound words
Write the first half of a compound word; to confirm it, press
. Write the last part of the
compound word. To complete the compound word, press
to add a space.
Turning predictive text input off
Press
, and select
Dictionary
→
Off
to turn predictive text input off for all editors in
the phone.
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