Write Text; Text Modes; Traditional Text Input; Predictive Text Input - Nokia SLIDE 3600 User Manual

4. Write text

Text modes

To enter text (for example, when writing messages) you can
use traditional or predictive text input.
When you write text, press and hold Options to toggle
between traditional text input, indicated by
predictive text input, indicated by
supported by predictive text input.
The character cases are indicated by
change the character case, press #. To change from the letter
to number mode, indicated by
select Number mode. To change from the number to the
letter mode, press and hold #.
To set the writing language, select Options > Writing
language.

Traditional text input

Press a number key, 2 to 9, repeatedly until the desired
character appears. The available characters depend on the
selected writing language.
If the next letter you want is located on the same key as the
present one, wait until the cursor appears and enter the
letter.
22
, and
. Not all languages are
, , and . To
, press and hold #, and
To access the most common punctuation marks and special
characters, repeatedly press the number key 1 or press * to
select a special character.

Predictive text input

Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which
you can also add new words.
1. Start writing a word, using the keys 2 to 9. Press each key
only once for one letter.
2. To confirm a word, scroll right or add a space.
● If the word is not correct, press * repeatedly, and select
the word from the list.
● 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, select Spell. Enter the word
using traditional text input, and select Save.
● To write compound words, enter the first part of the
word, and scroll right to confirm it. Write the last part
of the word, and confirm the word.
3. Start writing the next word.
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