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4. Write text
You can enter text, for example, when writing messages, using 
traditional or predictive text input. When using tradional text input, 
press a number key, 1 to 9, repeatedly until the desired character 
appears. In predictive text input you can enter a letter with a single key 
press.
When you write text, 
 appears at the top left of the display, 
indicating predictive text input, and 
 appears, indicating traditional 
text input. 
, or 
 appears next to the text input indicator, 
indicating the character case. To change the character case, press #
 indicates number mode. To change from the letter to number 
mode, press and hold #, and select 
Number mode
.
■ Settings
To set the writing language while writing text, select 
Options
> 
Writing 
language
.
When writing text, select 
Options
> 
Prediction settings
.
• To set predictive text input on, select 
Prediction
> 
On
.
To revert to traditional text input, select 
Prediction
> 
Off
.
• To select the prediction type, select 
Prediction type
> 
Normal
 or 
Word suggestions
. If you select 
Normal
, the phone tries to predict the 
word on the basis of the characters you have entered. If you select 
Word suggestions
, the phone tries to predict and complete the word 
even before you have entered all the characters.
Tip: To quickly set predictive text input on or off when writing 
text, press # twice, or select and hold 
Options
.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to write text quickly using the phone 
keypad and a built-in dictionary.