Nokia 6820i Write with the Keyboard Closed, Set predictive text on or off, Predictive text

• WRITE WITH THE KEYBOARD CLOSED

You can use predictive or traditional text input when the keyboard is closed. During writing,

predictive text input is indicated by and traditional text input by on the top left of the display. You can change the character case (shown as Abc, abc or ABC) by pressing #. The number mode is indicated by 123, and you can change between the letter and number modes by pressing and holding #.

Set predictive text on or off

Predictive text anticipates the words you are typing to make text entry more efficient. This feature is available when the keyboard is closed.

•To quickly set the predictive text input on or off when writing text, press and hold Options.

•To choose the language for predictive text, select Options > Predictive text and a language from the list.

Predictive text

You can key in any letter with a single keypress. Predictive text is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can also add new words. For more instructions for writing text, see “Tips for writing text” on page 25.

1Start writing a word using the 2–9keys.

Press each key once for one letter. The word may change after each keystroke. For example, to write Nokia with the English dictionary selected, press 6 once for N, 6 once for o, 5 once for k, 4 once for i, and 2 once for a. To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.

2When you have finished writing the word and it is correct, confirm it by pressing 0 to add a space or by moving the joystick to the right.

3If the word is not the one you are looking for, press * repeatedly, or select Options > Matches.

4When the word you want appears, confirm it.

If the ? character appears after the word, the word that you intended to write is not in the dictionary.

5To add a word to the dictionary, select Spell, key in the word (traditional text input is used), and select Save.

When the dictionary becomes full, the new word replaces the oldest one that was added.

6Start writing the next word.

COMPOUND WORDS

Key in the first part of the word, and confirm it by moving the joystick to the right. Write the last part of the word, and confirm it by moving the joystick to the right.

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