Nokia N900 - Manual (Page 28)

Switch between input languages
Press and hold the ctrl key, and then press the space key.
Text input settings
Select > Settings and Text input .
Select from the following:
Hardware keyboard layout — Define the character set used
in the physical keyboard. Changing this setting may lead to
the physical keys not matching the hardware keyboard
layout.
Use virtual keyboard — Activate the virtual keyboard.
Word completion — Enable word completion.
Auto-capitalization — Enable auto-capitalization, to
capitalize the first letter of sentences automatically when
entering text.
Insert space after word — Insert a space after each
accepted word completion.
1st language — Select the first language. To select a
dictionary to use for the first language, select Dictionary and
the dictionary language.
2nd language — Select the second language. To select a
dictionary to use for the second language, select
Dictionary and the dictionary language. When you switch to
the secondary language, the current dictionary for the word
completion feature is also changed.
Use dual dictionaries — Use both language dictionaries at
the same time.
Word completion and dictionaries
If word completion is activated, the device suggests suitable
endings for the words that you start writing. Word
completion is based on a built-in dictionary. When you enter
characters, the device searches its dictionary for words
starting with these characters.
You can select to use dual dictionaries to allow the device to
search from the dictionary of the second language if it cannot
find a suitable word in the first language dictionary.
The dictionary can learn new words automatically from the
text you have entered. Text entered in password fields is not
saved in the dictionary.
Activate word completion and use dual dictionaries
Select > Settings and Text input .
Accept a suggested word
Select the suggested word. When using the physical
keyboard, press the right arrow key.
Reject a suggested word
Continue writing the word. With each character, the device
updates its suggestion to suit the characters you have
entered.
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