Write text – Nokia N97 User Manual

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Flick

To flick, place your finger on the screen, slide it quickly across

the screen, then quickly lift your finger. The content of the

screen will continue scrolling with the speed and direction it

had at the moment of release. To select an item from a

scrolling list and to stop the movement, tap the item. In your

device, flicking is available in Music player.

Scroll

To scroll up or down in lists that have a scroll bar, drag the

slider of the scroll bar.

In some list views, you can scroll your finger on a list item

and drag up or down.

Example: To scroll through contacts, place your finger on a

contact, and drag up or down.

Tip: To view a brief description of icons and buttons, place

your finger on the icon or button. Descriptions are not

available for all icons and buttons.
Touch screen backlight

The touch screen backlight is turned off after a period of

inactivity.

To turn the screen backlight on, unlock the screen and keys,

if necessary, and press the menu key.

Write text

You can enter text in several ways. When the slide is open,

the full keyboard works as a traditional keyboard. When the

slide is closed, you can use the virtual keypad to enter text,

or use handwriting mode to write characters directly on the

screen.
To open the virtual keypad, select any text input field. To

switch between the virtual keypad and handwriting mode,

select

and the desired input mode.

The input methods and languages supported by the

handwriting recognition vary by region.