Using the traditional text input method requires that you press some keys more than once. For example, to enter the letter “c”, you must press 2 2 2. When using predictive text input, your phone “guesses” which word you are typing, requiring that you press a key only once for each letter you enter.
Writing words
When you begin editing a message, the predictive text icon
( 
) appears at the top of the display, indicating that the phone is in predictive text input mode (the default mode). If the icon does not appear, predictive text input has been deactivated. To turn it on, press Options, Dictionary, then choose the desired input language.
To write a word, 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 try not to pay attention to how the word appears on the display until you have pressed all the appropriate keys.
When you finish writing the word, check to ensure that the word is correct. If the word is correct, enter a space (press 
) and write the next word. If the word is incorrect and
is underlined, press 
repeatedly until the desired word appears, OR press Options, Matches. Your phone displays a list of words. Choose a word from the list, then press Use,
OR, press 
to exit and return to the message editor.
If the ? character appears after the word, there are no more words in the dictionary that correspond to your key presses. At this point, you can add the word to the dictionary by pressing Spell.
Writing compound words
To quickly write a compound word (for example, bluejay):
1Write the first part (blue).
2Press 
(do not enter a space). The underline disappears from the first part.
3Write the second part (jay).
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