W r i t i n g t e x t14 Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved.4. Writing textYou can key in text, for example,when writing messages, usingtraditional or predictive text input.When you are writing text, thepredictive text input is indicated byand the traditional text inputby at the top left of the display.The character case is indicated by, , or next to the textinput indicator. You can change thecharacter case by pressing . Thenumber mode is indicated by ,and you can change between letterand number modes by pressing andholding .When you are writing text, pressOptions and you may select, forexample:• Dictionary on to set thepredictive text input on if it isavailable for the language.• Dictionary off to revert totraditional text input.• Writing language to temporarilychange the language for writingtext.To set different language for writingtext and for the texts shown on thedisplay texts, see Language settingsin the ”Phone settings” section onpage 44.■ Using predictive textinputYou can key in any letter with asingle keypress. The predictive textinput is based on a built-indictionary to which you can also addnew words.1. Start writing a word using thekeys to . Press eachkey only once for an individualletter. The word changes aftereach keystroke.2. When you have finished writingthe word and it is correct,confirm it by adding a space with.If the word is not correct, pressrepeatedly or select theoption Matches. When the wordthat you want appears, confirmit.If the ? character is displayedafter the word, the word that youintended to write is not in thedictionary. To add the word to thedictionary, press Spell, key in theword (traditional text input isused) and press Save. When thedictionary becomes full, the newword replaces the oldest one thatwas added.