Traditional Text Input; Predictive Text Input - Nokia 5530 XpressMusic User Manual

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1 Close - Closes the virtual keypad
2 Input menu - Opens the touch input menu, which includes commands such as
Activate predictive text
3 Text input indicator - Opens a pop-up window, in which you can activate or
deactivate predictive text input modes, change the character case, and switch
between letter and number modes.
4 Input mode - Opens a pop-up window, in which you can select the input mode.
When you tap an item, the current input method view closes, and the selected one
opens. The availability of input modes may vary depending on whether the
automatic input mode (sensor settings) is activated or not.
5 Arrow keys - Scroll left or right.
6 Backspace
7 Numbers
8 Star - Opens a special characters table.
9 Shift - Changes the character case, activates or deactivates predictive text input
modes, and switches between letter and number modes.

Traditional text input

Tap a number key (1-9) repeatedly until the desired character appears. There are more
characters available for a number key than are visible on the key.
If the next letter is located on the same key as the present one, wait until the cursor
appears (or move the cursor forward to end the time-out period), and enter the letter.
To insert a space, tap 0. To move the cursor to the next line, tap 0 three times.

Predictive text input

With predictive text input, you can enter any word with a single key selection. Predictive
text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can add new words. Predictive
text input is not available for all languages.
1 To activate predictive text input for all editors on the device, select
prediction. You can also select
2 To write the desired word, use the keys 2-9. Select each key only once for one letter.
For example, to write "Nokia" when the English dictionary is selected, select 6 for
N, 6 for o, 5 for k, 4 for i, and 2 for a.
The word suggestion changes after each key selection.
3 When you finish writing the word correctly, move the cursor right to confirm it, or
select 0 to add a space.
If the word is not correct, select * repeatedly to view the matching words the
dictionary has found one by one.
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