Write with the keyboard closed, Standard mode, Predictive text – Nokia 6822 User Manual
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To type an accented character that is not included in the list of special characters
under the Character key, press and hold the Character key, and simultaneously
press A repeatedly until the desired accented variant of A appears on the display.
■ Write with the keyboard closed
You can use two methods for entering text and numbers with the keyboard closed:
•
Standard mode (
) is the only way to enter names into
Contacts
and to
rename caller groups.
•
Predictive text input (
) is a quick and easy method for writing messages.
Press the
#
key to switch predictive text on or off and to use predictive text in
various modes.
■ Standard mode
Press a key once to insert the first letter on the key, twice for the second letter,
etc. If you pause briefly, the last letter in the display is accepted, and your phone
awaits the next entry.
Select
Clear
to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
Select and hold
Clear
to backspace continuously and delete characters.
Press
0
to enter a space and accept a completed word.
Press
1
to enter a period (.).
Press
*
to display special characters. See ”Enter punctuation and special
Press and hold the
#
key to switch between text and numeric entry. The icon
is displayed at the top of the screen when the phone is in numeric entry mode.
Depending on which capitalization mode you have selected, one of the icons
,
, or
is displayed when the phone is in text entry mode.
■ Predictive text
Predictive text input allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad and
the built-in phone dictionary. It is much faster than using the standard mode
multi-tap method. You can use predictive text to write a message and create a
calendar note.
To activate predictive text at any text entry screen, select
Options
>
Predictive text
.
Select a language.