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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, or appears at the top of the display,
indicating predictive text input, and appears, indicating traditional
text input. , , or appears 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 while writing text, select Options > Writing
language.
When writing text, select Options > Prediction settings.
To set predictive text input on or revert to traditional text input, select
Prediction > On or Off.
To select the prediction type, select Prediction type > Normal or Word
suggestions. If you select Normal, indicated with , the phone
predicts the word on the basis of the characters you entered. If you
select Word suggestions, indicated with , the phone predicts and
completes the word before you enter all the characters.
Tip: To quickly set predictive text input on or off when writing
text, press # twice, or select and hold Options.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to write text quickly using the phone
keypad and a built-in dictionary.