Write Text; Text Modes; Traditional Text Input; Predictive Text Input - Nokia 5310 XpressMusic User Manual

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
languages are supported by predictive text input.
The character cases are indicated by
To change the character case, press #. To change from
the letter to number mode, indicated by
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, 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.
To access the most common punctuation marks and
special characters, repeatedly press the number key 1
or press * to select a special character.
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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.
, and
2. To confirm a word by adding a space, press 0.
. Not all
● If the word is not correct, press * repeatedly, and
select the word from the list.
, , and .
● If the ? character is displayed after the word, the
word you intended to write is not in the
, press and
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.