Text input methods – Nokia 770 User Manual
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• Full-screen key — A short key press switches between full screen and
normal screen modes.
• Scroll key — A short key press moves the focus from one item to
another in the respective direction. A long key press in the Web
browser scrolls the content of the active page or frame. Press the
center of the scroll key to activate the item that has active focus,
and to accept confirmation notes.
• Escape key — A short key press removes the cursor from text fields,
cancels menus and dialogs, and rejects confirmation notes. A long
key press closes the topmost dialog or application view. In the Web
browser this key acts as a back button.
• Menu key — A short key press opens and closes the application menu.
• Home key — A short key press opens the home view of the device.
A long key press activates the application switcher.
■ Text input methods
You can enter letters, numbers, and special characters in two ways.
The on-screen keyboard allows you to tap characters. Handwriting
recognition allows you to write characters directly onto the screen
using the stylus.
To begin text input, tap any text field, or press the center of the scroll
key when the text field is focused. The text input area appears on the
bottom of the view, and displays the on-screen keyboard or handwriting
recognition area, depending on the previously used text input method.
To switch between text input methods, tap
on the text input area,
and select
Input method
and the desired option. Start writing.
To define the text input settings, tap
, and select
Control panel
>
Text input settings
.
Your device can also complete words based on the selected language.
The device has a dictionary for each of the supported text input languages.
The device also learns new words from user input.
To turn word completion on, select
Word completion
. To turn word
completion off, clear the selection. When word completion is on, the
device displays word candidates that match the first characters of the
word that you enter with the on-screen keyboard.