Write Text; Traditional Text Input; Predictive Text Input - Nokia 6290 User Manual

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4. Write text

When you write text, appears on the top right of the display,
indicating predictive text input, or appears, indicating traditional
text input. To set the predictive text input on or off when writing text,
press # repeatedly until the desired mode is active.
, , or is displayed next to the text input indicator,
indicating the character case. To change the character case, press #.
indicates the number mode. To change between letter and
number mode, press # repeatedly until the desired mode is active.

■ Traditional text input

Press a number key, 1 to 9, repeatedly until the desired character
appears. Not all characters available under a number key are printed on
the key. The availability of characters depends on the selected writing
language. See Writing language in "Language," p. 81.
If the next letter you want is on the same key as the present one, wait
until the cursor appears (or scroll forward to end the time-out period),
and enter the letter.
To insert a number, press and hold the number key.
The most common punctuation marks and special characters are
available under the 1 key. For more characters, press and hold *.
To erase a character, press the clear key. To erase more characters, press
and hold the clear key.
To insert a space, press 0. To move the cursor to the next line, press 0
three times.

■ Predictive text input

To enter any letter with a single keypress, use predictive text input. To
activate predictive text input, press # repeatedly until appears.
This activates predictive text input for all editors in the phone.
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