Nokia 3205 - Manual (Page 23)

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■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad and the
phone’s built-in dictionary. It is much faster the standard mode method, because for
each letter, you only press the corresponding key on your keypad once.
Activate/deactivate
At any text entry screen, press and hold Options . Predictive text is turned on and off,
depending on its previous mode.
OR
1. At any text entry screen, select Options > Predictive text and press Select .
2. Scroll to the language of your choice and press Select .
Note: The language setting affects the time and date formats of the clock,
alarm clock, and calendar.
Text entry
The illustration below simulates your display each time a key is pressed. For example, to
write Nokia with predictive text on and with the English dictionary selected, press each
of the following keys once:
the 6 key the 6 key the 5 key the 4 key the 2 key
• Press the 0 key to enter a space and begin writing the next word.
• If a displayed word is not correct, press the * key to see other matches. To return to
the previous word in the list of matches, press Previous .
• If ? appears after a word, press Spell to add the word to the dictionary.
• Press the 1 key to insert a period into your message.
• Press and hold the * key to display special characters. Press the * key again to cycle
through all available characters.