When you press a key, a
If the same key is pressed again, the next character in the
Note: To enter digits you can also press and hold the corresponding key.
The 
key deletes the character to the left of the cursor. If continuously pressed, the key deletes several characters and then whole words.
The Predictive text method uses up to two language dictionaries to recognize the most commonly used words for each sequence of key presses. In addition, word completion and next word prediction software is used to complete or predict words without requiring every letter to be entered. This way, you only need to press each key once at the most, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.
The following example shows how to start writing text.
1.Select, for example, Messages > Create new message > Create SMS.
2.If you want to write the word “tomorrow”, press
8TUV 
. During text entry, a suggestion list with word candidates is presented. The most frequently used word is shown where you are writing, and is also highlighted in the suggestion list.
3.If the word shown is the word you want:
–Press 
or press the Jog Dial inwards to accept the word. (The word tomorrow only requires four key presses with the Predictive text method.)
To accept the word and add a space, press
.
If the word shown is not the one you want:
–Scroll with the navigation key or the Jog Dial up or down to view alternative word suggestions.
Press 
to accept the word.
If you do not find the word you want:
–Select More > Text options > Spell word.
–Edit the word using Multitap text and select
. The word is added to the user dictionary. The next time you enter the word, it will appear as one of the alternative words.
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