Nokia 6820i, User Manual

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• 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.
1 Start writing a word using the 2 – 9 keys.
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.
2 When 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.
3 If the word is not the one you are looking for, press
*
repeatedly, or select
Options > Matches .
4 When 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.
5 To 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.
6 Start 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.