Write Text - Nokia N97 User Manual

If you tap a file or similar item once, it is not opened,
it becomes highlighted. To see the options available
for the item, select
icon from a toolbar.
Select
In this user documentation, to open applications or
items by tapping them once or twice, you "select"
them. If you need to select several items in a sequence,
the display texts to select are separated by arrows.
Example: To select
Options, and then tap Help.
Drag
To drag, place your finger on the screen, and slide it
across the screen.
Example: To scroll up or down on a web page,
drag the page with your finger.
Swipe
To swipe, slide your finger quickly left or right on the
screen.
Example: When viewing an image, to view the
next or previous image, swipe left or right,
respectively.
Scroll
To scroll up or down in lists that have a scroll bar, drag
the slider of the scroll bar.
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Options or, if available, select an
Options > Help, tap
In some list views, you can place your finger on a list
item and drag up or down.
Example: To scroll through contacts, place your
finger on a contact, and drag up or down.
Tip: To view a brief description of icons and
buttons, place your finger on the icon or button.
Descriptions are not available for all icons and
buttons.
Touch screen backlight
The touch screen backlight is turned off after a period
of inactivity. To turn the screen backlight on, tap the
screen.
If the touch screen and keys are locked, tapping the
screen does not turn the screen backlight on. To unlock
the screen and keys, slide the lock switch on the side
of the device.

Write text

You can enter text in different modes. The full keyboard
works as a traditional keyboard, and the on-screen
alphanumeric keypad mode allow you to tap
characters. The handwriting recognition modes allow
you to write characters directly on the screen.
To activate text input mode, tap any text input field.