Writing Text; Setting Predictive Text Input On Or Off; Using Predictive Text Input - Nokia THR880 User Manual

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8. Writing text

You can key in text, for example, when writing messages, in two
different ways. You can use the method traditionally used in mobile
phones or another method called predictive text input.
When you are writing text, predictive text input is indicated by
and traditional text input is indicated by
display. The character case is indicated by Abc, abc, or ABC next to the
text input indicator, and you can change the character case by pressing
. The number mode is indicated by 123, and you can change
between letter and number modes by pressing and holding

Setting predictive text input on or off

When writing text, press Options
• To set predictive text input to on, select a language from the
dictionary options list. Predictive text input is only available for the
languages on this list.
• To change back to traditional text input, select
Tip: To quickly set predictive text input on or off when writing
text, press twice, or press and hold Options.

Using predictive text input

You can key in any letter with a single keypress. Predictive text input is
based on a built-in dictionary to which you can also add new words.
1. Start writing a word by using the keys
only once for one letter. The word changes after each keystroke.
For example, to write Nokia when the English dictionary is selected,
press once for N,
once for i and
To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired
number key.
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on the top left of the
and select Dictionary.
Dictionary
to . Press each key
once for o, once for k,
once for a:
.
off.