Text Entry; Traditional Text Input; Predictive Text Input - Nokia 1508 User Manual

4. Text entry

You can enter text using traditional text input , and predictive
text input . To change the text input method and to switch
between upper and lower case, press the # key. To set the writing
language, select Options > Writing language.

■ Traditional text input

To use traditional text input, press a number key, 1 to 9, repeatedly
until the desired character appears. To add a space, press 0.
To add a number, press and hold the desired number key. To get
a list of special characters, press *.

■ Predictive text input

Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which
you can add new words. To activate predictive text input, select
Options > Prediction options > Prediction > On. To set the
prediction type, select Prediction type > Normal or Word sugg.
To get a list of special characters, when using predictive text
input, press and hold *; if there is no active word, press *.
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