Write Text; Traditional Text Input; Predictive Text Input - Nokia 5200 User Manual

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4. Write text

To enter text (for example, when writing messages), use traditional or predictive
text input. When you write text, press and hold Options to toggle between
traditional text input, indicated by
by . Not all languages are supported by predictive text input.
The character cases are indicated by
case, press #. To change from the letter to number mode, indicated by
press and hold #, and 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, 1 to 9, repeatedly until the desired character appears.
The characters available 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. The most common punctuation marks and
special characters are available under the number key 1.

■ 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. When you finish writing the word and it is correct, to confirm it by adding
a space, press 0.
If the word is not correct, press
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 press the scroll
key 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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, and predictive text input, indicated
, , and
* repeatedly, and select the word from the list.
. To change the character
,