Nokia 5130 XpressMusic - Manual (Page 14)

4. Write text
Text modes
To enter text (for example, when writing messages) you can use traditional or
predictive text input.
When you write text, press and hold Options to switch between traditional text
input, indicated by , and predictive text input, indicated by . Not all
languages are supported by predictive text input.
The character cases are indicated by
, , and .
To change the character case, press #. To change from the letter to number mode,
indicated by , press and hold #, and select Number mode. To change from
the number to the letter mode, press and hold #.
To set the writing language, select Options > Writing language.
Traditional text input
Press a number key, 2-9, repeatedly until the desired character appears. The
available characters depend on the selected writing language.
If the next letter you want is located on the same key as the present one, wait
until the cursor appears, and enter the letter.
To access the most common punctuation marks and special characters, press 1
repeatedly. To access the list of special characters, press *.
Predictive text input
Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can also add
new words.
1. Start writing a word, using the keys 2 to 9. Press each key only once for one
letter.
2. To confirm a word, scroll right or add a space.
● If the word is not correct, press * repeatedly, and select the word from the
list.
● If the ? character 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. Enter the word using traditional text input, and select Save.
● To write compound words, enter the first part of the word, and scroll right
to confirm it. Write the last part of the word, and confirm the word.
3. Start writing the next word.
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