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18 Messaging
Write text
Text modes
To enter text (for example, when writing messages) you can use traditional or predictive text input.
When you write text, press and hold Options to switch | ||
between traditional text input, indicated by | , and | |
predictive text input, indicated by | . Not all languages are | |
supported by predictive text input. |
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The character cases are indicated by ,
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To change the character case, press #. To change from the letter to number mode, indicated by , press and hold #, and select Number mode. To change from the number to the letter mode, press and hold #.
To set the writing language, select Options > Writing language.
Traditional text input
Press a number key,
If the next letter you want is located on the same key as the present one, wait until the cursor appears, and enter the letter.
To access the most common punctuation marks and special characters, press 1 repeatedly. To access the list of special characters, press *. To insert a space, press 0.
Predictive text input
Predictive text input is based on a
1Start writing a word, using the keys 2 to 9. Press each key only once for one letter.
2To confirm a word, scroll right or add a space.
•If the word is not correct, press * repeatedly, and select the word from the list.
•If the ? character is displayed after the word, the word you intended to write is not in the dictionary. To add the word to the dictionary, select Spell. Enter the word using traditional text input, and select Save.
•To write compound words, enter the first part of the word, and scroll right to confirm it. Write the last part of the word, and confirm the word.
3Start writing the next word.
Multimedia messages
A multimedia message can contain text, pictures, and sound or video clips.
Only devices that have compatible features can receive and display multimedia messages. The appearance of a message may vary depending on the receiving device.
The wireless network may limit the size of MMS messages. If the inserted picture exceeds this limit, the device may make it smaller so that it can be sent by MMS.