Nokia 8290 - Manual (Page 84)

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Text messages++
• Writing messages
Using standard text input
When you select this mode, the ABC icon appears as visual confirmation.
1 Find the key that has the letter you want to enter.
2 Press it as many times as needed for the letter to appear on the screen.
For example, to enter the name John:
Press J
Press O
Press H
Press N
See “Standard text input” on page 25 for more information.
Using predictive text input
Predictive text input is the default mode. This method allows you to write
text using a built-in dictionary. You can also add new words to the
dictionary. With predictive text input, you only need to press each number
key once for each letter.
For example, to write Nokia with the English dictionary selected:
(for N) (for o) (for k) (for i) (for a)
Since the displayed word changes after each key stroke, disregard the
word until you have keyed in all the characters.
The display shows the above words for each key pressed .