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Writing text, Setting predictive text input on and off, Selecting the writing language – Nokia 5140 User Manual

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Writing text

You can key in text, for example, when writing messages, using traditional or predictive text input.

When you write text,

appears at the top left 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 letter to number mode, press and hold

, and

select

Number mode

. To revert to letter mode, press and hold

.

Setting predictive text input on and off

When you write text in letter mode, press

Options

. Select

Dictionary on

to set predictive text input on if it is available for the

language, or

Dictionary off

to revert to traditional text input.

Tip: To quickly set predictive text input on or off when writing text in letter mode, press

twice, or

press and hold

Options

.

Selecting the writing language

When you write text in letter mode, press

Options

, or press and hold

. Select

Writing language

to temporarily change

the language for writing text.

You can set a different language for writing text and for the texts shown on the display.

See Phone settings on page 40.

Using predictive text input

Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can add new words. You can key in a letter with a single
keypress.

1. Start writing a word using the keys

to

. Press each key only once for an individual letter. The word changes

after each keystroke.

To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.

See Tips for writing text on page 19.

2. When you finish writing the word and it is correct, confirm it by adding a space with

or by pressing any of the scroll

keys. Press a scroll key to move the cursor.

If the word is not correct, press

repeatedly; or press

Options

, and select

Matches

. When the desired word appears,

confirm it.

If the ? character is displayed after the word, the word that you intended to write is not in the dictionary. To add the
word to the dictionary, press

Spell

, key in the word (traditional text input is used), and press

Save

. When the dictionary is

full, the new word replaces the oldest one that was added.

Writing compound words

1. Key in the first part of the word, and press to confirm it .

2. Write the last part of the word, and confirm the word.

Using traditional text input

Press a number key,

to

, 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 language selected for writing text.

To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.

• If the next letter that you want is located on the same key as the present one, wait until the cursor appears, or press any

of the scroll keys, and key in the letter.

• The most common punctuation marks and special characters are available under the number key

.

See Tips for writing text on page 19.

.

Tips for writing text

The following functions may also be available for writing text:

• To insert a space, press

.

• To move the cursor to the left, right, up, or down, press the scroll keys , ,

, or

.

• To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press

Clear

. To delete the characters quickly, press and hold

Clear

. To delete

all the characters at once (only when writing a message), press

Options

, and select

Clear text

.

• To insert a word when using predictive text input, press

Options

, and select

Insert word

. To insert a word using

traditional text input, press

Save

. The word is also added to the dictionary.

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