Traditional Text Input; Tips For Writing Text - Nokia 6230i User Manual

1. Start writing a word using the keys 2 to 9. Press each key only once for one
letter. The phone displays * or the letter if it separately has a meaning as a
word. The entered letters are displayed underlined.
If you select Word suggestions
the word you are writing. After you enter a few letters, and if these entered
letters are not a word, the phone tries to predict longer words. Only the entered
letters are displayed underlined.
2. When you finish writing the word and it is correct, pressing 0 to add a space.
If the word is not correct, press * repeatedly, or select
When the word that you want appears, select Use.
If ? 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. The phone displays
the entered letters. Complete the word using traditional text input, and select
Save. To add a symbol, select Symbol.
For more instructions for writing text, see "Tips for writing text," page 23.

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 characters
available depend on the selected writing language. See "Settings," page 22.
If the next letter you want is located on the same key as the present one, wait until
the cursor appears, or briefly press any of the navigation keys and enter the letter.
The most common punctuation marks and special characters are available under
the 1 key.
For more instructions for writing text, see "Tips for writing text," page 23.

Tips for writing text

The following functions may also be available for writing text:
• To insert a space, press 0.
• To move the cursor to the left, right, down, or up, scroll in the
corresponding direction.
• To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.
• To delete a character to the left of the cursor, select Clear. To delete the
characters more quickly, select and hold Clear.
• To delete all the characters at once when writing a message, select
Clear text.
as prediction type, the phone starts to predict
C a l l f u n c t i o n s
Options > Matches.
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