Write Text; Settings; Predictive Text Input - Nokia 8800 User Manual

4. Write text

You can enter text, for example,
when writing messages, using
traditional or predictive text input.
When using traditional text input,
press a number key, 1 to 9,
repeatedly until the desired
character appears. In predictive text
input you can enter a letter with a
single keypress
When you write text,
the top left of the display, indicating
predictive text input, and
appears, indicating traditional text
input. , , or
next to the text input indicator,
indicating the character case. To
change the character case, press #.
indicates number mode. To
change from the letter to number
mode, press and hold #, and select
Number mode.

■ Settings

To set the writing language to a
language other than that selected in
Phone language, page 42, select
Options > Writing
Predictive text input is only available
for the languages on the list.
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language.
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To set the predictive text input
option, select Options
on, or to set traditional text input
option select Options
off.

■ Predictive text input

Predictive text input allows you to
write text quickly using the phone
keypad and a built-in dictionary.
1. Start writing a word using the
keys 2 to 9. Press each key only
once for a single letter. The word
changes after each keystroke.
2. When you finish writing the word
and it is correct, to confirm it by
adding a space, press 0.
If the word is not correct, press *
repeatedly, or select
Matches. When the word that
you want appears, select Use.
If the ? character is displayed
after the word, the word you
intended to write is not in the
dictionary. To add the word to the
dictionary, select Spell. Enter the
word (traditional text input is
used), and select Save.
W r i t e t e x t
> Dictionary
> Dictionary
Options >
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