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Traditional text input, Predictive text input, Switch between text modes – Nokia 5800EN User Manual

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the current input method view closes, and the selected one

opens.
5 — Arrow keys - Moves the cursor left or right.
6 — Backspace - Deletes the previously entered character.
7 — Number keys - Enters the desired numbers or characters

according to the current case and input mode.
8 — Star - Opens a special characters table.
9 — Shift - Changes the character case, turns predictive text

input modes on or off, and switches between the alphabet

and number modes.

Traditional text input

Tap a number key (1-9) repeatedly until the desired character

appears. There are more characters available for a number

key than are visible on the key.
If the next letter is located on the same key as the present

one, wait until the cursor appears (or move the cursor

forward to end the time-out period), and enter the letter.
To insert a space, tap 0. To move the cursor to the next line,

tap 0 three times.

Predictive text input

With predictive text input, you can enter any letter with a

single tap of a key. Predictive text input is based on a built-

in dictionary to which you can add new words.
1. To activate predictive text input for all editors on the

device, tap

, and select

Activate prediction

, or

quickly tap # twice. You can also tap , and select

Activate predictive text

.

2. To write the desired word, tap the keys 2-9. Tap each key

only once for one letter. For example, to write "Nokia"

when the English dictionary is selected, tap 6 for N, 6 for

o, 5 for k, 4 for i, and 2 for a.
The word suggestion changes after each tap of a key.

3. When you finish writing the word correctly, move the

cursor right to confirm it, or tap 0 to add a space.
If the word is not correct, tap * repeatedly to view the

matching words the dictionary has found one by one.
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.

Switch between text modes

To turn predictive text input off for all editors in your device,

tap

, and select

Deactivate prediction

or quickly

double-tap#. Alternatively, you can tap , and select

Predictive text

>

Off

.

Touch input settings

Select

Menu

>

Settings

and

Phone

>

Touch input

.

Write text

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