Nokia 8270 - Manual (Page 77)

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3 On the language list, scroll to Prediction off and press OK. Your phone
is now in traditional (multitap) mode.
4 You can also use multitap on the pound key (#) to go to traditional
text in a message.
Add words to the dictionary
1 If the ? character appears after the word, press Spell, or at any
time while you are editing, press Options, scroll to Insert word,
then press Select.
2 Enter the word using traditional text input, and press OK. If the
dictionary is full, the new word replaces the oldest added word.
Change the dictionary language
You can change the dictionary language while you are editing a message:
1 While editing a message, press Options.
2 Scroll to Predictive text, then press Select.
3 Scroll to a language, then press OK. The selected language is active.
• WRITE WITH PREDICTIVE TEXT INPUT
Enter words
1 Press each key only once for each letter of the word. For example, to
write hello, press 4 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 6. The characters that you enter
appear underlined. The word changes after each keystroke, so only
check the word after you press all the appropriate keys.
2 When you finish the word, check to make sure that the word is correct.
3 If the word is correct, enter a space (press ) and write the
next word.
4 If the word is incorrect and is underlined, press repeatedly until
the desired word appears. OR, press Options, scroll to Matches, then
press Select. Your phone shows a list of words. Choose a word from
the list, then press Use, or press Back to exit and return to the
message editor.