Nokia 6555 - Manual (Page 31)

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6. Write text
You can enter text (for example, when writing messages) using traditional or
predictive text input. When you write text, text input indicators appear at the top
of the display.
indicates traditional text input. indicates predictive
text input. Predictive text input allows you to write text quickly using the phone
keypad and a built-in dictionary. You can enter a letter with a single keypress.
indicates predictive text input with Word suggestions . The phone predicts
and completes the word before you enter all the characters.
, , or appears next to the text input indicator, indicating the character
case. To change the character case, press #.
indicates number mode. To change from the letter to number mode, press
and hold #, and select Number mode .
To set the writing language while writing text, select Options > Writing language .
■ Predictive text input
To set predictive text input on while writing a message, select Options >
Prediction options > Prediction > On .
Tip: To quickly set predictive text input on or off or switch to number
mode when writing text, press # twice, or select and hold
Options .
To select the prediction input type, select Options > Prediction options >
Prediction type > Normal or Word suggestions .
1. Start writing a word using the 2 to 9 keys. Press each key only once for one
letter. The entered letters are displayed underlined.
If you selected Word suggestions as prediction type, the phone starts to predict
the word you are writing. After you enter a few letters, and if these entered
letters are not a word, the phone tries to predict longer words. Only the
entered letters are displayed underlined.
To insert a special character, press and hold *, or select Options > Insert symbol .
Scroll to a character, and select Use .
To write compound words, enter the first part of the word; to confirm it, press
the scroll key right. Write the next part of the word and confirm the word.
To enter a full stop, press 1.