23DRAFTNote: Some timers, including the life timer, may be reset during service or softwareupgrades.4. Write textWhen you write text, appears on the top right of the display, indicatingpredictive text input, or appears, indicating traditional text input. To set thepredictive text input on or off when writing text, press *, and select Activatepredictive text or Predictive text > Off., , or is displayed next to the text input indicator, indicatingthe character case. To change the character case, press #.indicates the number mode. To change between letter and number mode,press # repeatedly until number mode is active; or press *, and select Numbermode or Alpha mode.■ Traditional text inputPress a number key, 1 to 9, repeatedly until the desired character appears. Theavailability of characters depends on the selected writing language. To select thelanguage, select Menu > Settings > Phone sett. > General > Personalisation >Language > Writing language.If the next letter you want is on the same key as the present one, wait until thecursor appears (or scroll forward to end the time-out period), and enter the letter.To insert a number, press and hold the number key.The most common punctuation marks and special characters are available underthe 1 key. For more characters, press and hold *.To erase a character, press the clear key. To erase more characters, press and holdthe clear key.To insert a space, press 0. To move the cursor to the next line, press 0 three times.■ Predictive text inputTo enter any letter with a single keypress, use predictive text input.1. To write the desired word, press the keys 2–9. Press each key only once for oneletter. The word changes after every keypress.