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4. Write text
To enter text (for example, when writing messages), use traditional or 
predictive text input. To use traditional 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 keypress.
When you write text, 
or 
 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
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■ Settings
To set the writing language while writing text, select 
Options
Writing 
language
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When writing text, select 
Options
Prediction 
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To set predictive text input on or revert to traditional text input, select 
Prediction
On
 or 
Off
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Tip: To quickly set predictive text input on or off when writing 
text, press # twice, or select and hold 
Options
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■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to write text quickly using the phone 
keypad and a built-in dictionary.
1. To start writing a word, use the 2 to 9 keys. Press each key only once 
for one letter. The phone displays * or the letter if it separately has a 
meaning as a word. The entered letters are displayed underlined.
If you select 
Word suggestions
 as prediction type, the phone starts to 
predict the word you are writing. After you enter a few letters, and if