Nokia 5300 EN - Manual (Page 26)

W r i t e t e x t
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4. Write text
To enter text (for example, when
writing messages), use traditional or
predictive text input. When you
write text, press and hold
Options to
toggle 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, 1 to 9,
repeatedly until the desired
character appears. The characters
available 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.
The most common punctuation
marks and special characters are
available under the number key 1.
■ 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. When you finish writing the word
and it is correct, to confirm it by
adding a space, press 0.
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
press the scroll key right to
confirm it. Write the last part of
the word, and confirm the word.
3. Start writing the next word.