B a s i c f u n c t i o n s10 Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved.• To revert to traditional text input,select Dictionary off.Tip: To quickly set predictivetext input on or off whenwriting text, press twice, orpress and hold Options.Using predictive text inputCheck that is shown at the top ofthe display.1. Write a word by using the keysto . Press each key only oncefor one letter. The word maychange after each keypress. Forgeneral instructions on writingtext, see page 11.• To insert a commonpunctuation mark, pressand then repeatedly. OR:Press and hold , scroll to thedesired character and press Useor .• To insert a special character:Press and hold , scroll to thedesired character and press Useor .2. If the displayed word is the one youwant, confirm it by adding a spacewith , and write the next word.• If the word is not the one youwant, press Options, selectMatches and the desired word,and press Use. OR: Pressrepeatedly until the wordappears.• If the ? character is shown afterthe word, no words in thedictionary correspond to yourkeypresses. To add a word to thedictionary: Press Spell, key inthe word and press Save.3. When using predictive text input,pressing Options can also allowaccess to the following functions:• Insert word / Edit word: You canadd a word into the dictionaryusing traditional text input. Insertword is shown when no word isunderlined, that is, selected forediting. Edit word is shown when aword is underlined.• Insert symbol: You can select aspecial character from a list.Writing compound wordsKey in the first part of the word andconfirm it by pressing . Repeat thiswith the last part of the word.Using traditional text inputCheck that is shown at the top ofthe display. Press a key one or moretimes until the desired character isdisplayed. Not all available charactersare printed on the keys. The charactersavailable depend on the Phonelanguage setting in the Phone settingsmenu, see page 34.