Predictive text input
You can enter any letter with a single keypress. Predictive
text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you
can add new words.
is displayed when you write
text using predictive text input.
1 To activate predictive text input, press
, and select
Predictive text on
. This activates predictive text input
for all editors in the device.
2 To write the desired word,
press the keys
—
. Press
each key only once for one
letter. For example, to write
"Nokia" when the English
dictionary is selected, press
for N,
for o,
for k,
for i, and
for a.
The word suggestion
changes after each keypress.
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3 When you finish writing the word correctly, press
to confirm it, or press
to add a space.
If the word is not correct, press
repeatedly to view
the matching words the dictionary has found one by
one, or press
, and select
Predictive text
>
Matches
.
If the ? character is shown after the word, the word is
not in the dictionary. To add a word to the dictionary,
select
Spell
, enter the word using traditional text input,
and select
OK
. The word is added to the dictionary.
When the dictionary is full, a new word replaces the
oldest added word.
4 Start writing the next word.
Write compound words
A compound word is one that does not appear in the
dictionary, but is made up of smaller words. If a question
mark appears when you are typing a compound word, the
word is not in the dictionary.
Write the first half of a compound word; to confirm it,
press
. Write the last part of the compound word. To
complete the compound word, press
to add a space.
Turn predictive text input off
To turn predictive text input off for all editors in the device,
press ,
and
select
Predictive text
>
Off
.
Tip! To turn predictive text input on or off, quickly
press
twice.