Write Text - Nokia N97 N97 User Manual

Swipe
To swipe, slide your finger quickly left or right on the
screen.
Flick
To flick, place your finger on the screen, slide it quickly
across the screen, then quickly lift your finger. The content
of the screen will continue scrolling with the speed and
direction it had at the moment of release. To select an item
from a scrolling list and to stop the movement, tap the
item. In your device, flicking is available in Music player.
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Scroll
To scroll up or down in lists that have a scroll bar, drag the
slider of the scroll bar.
In some list views, you can place your finger on a list item
and drag up or down.
Tip: To view a brief description of an icon, place your
finger on the icon. Descriptions are not available for all
icons.
Touch screen backlight
To turn the screen backlight on, unlock the screen and
keys, if necessary, and press the menu key.

Write text

You can enter text in several ways. When the slide is open,
the full keyboard works as a traditional keyboard. When
the slide is closed, you can use the virtual keypad to enter
text, or use handwriting mode to write characters directly
on the screen.
To open the virtual keypad, select any text input field. To
switch between the virtual keypad and handwriting
mode, select and the desired input mode.
The input methods and languages supported by the
handwriting recognition vary by region.