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How to write text

Text input is used in many of the phone functions, such as notes and messages. Follow these instructions to learn how to write text.

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  • 1
    Introduction
    • You can select a number of settings when keying in text.
    • The following steps show you how to change writing language, turn on word suggestion and write text.
    • The following steps require that you're writing text and that the keypad is visible.
  • 2
    Select QWERTY keypad
    • Press and hold the settings icon.
    • Press Keyboard selection.
    • Press Keyboard types.
    • Press Standard (QWERTY).
    • You can choose between different keypads. These instructions describe how to write text using the QWERTY keypad.
  • 3
    Add writing language
    • Press the required language until the display tells you that is has been added.
    • Press the Return key.
    • The selected language determines which characters are available and the language used for word suggestion.
  • 4
    Turn on word suggestion
    • Press Advanced.
    • Press Word prediction until the display tells you that the function is turned on.
    • Press the Return key twice.
    • When you turn on word suggestion, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
  • 5
    Write text
    • Press the language icon to select the required language.
    • Press the letter keys to key in the required word.
    • A number of words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
    • Press arrow down to see more words.
    • Press the required word to insert it.
    • The language icon is only available if you've added at least two writing languages, see step 3.
  • 6
    Write numbers and symbols
    • Press 12#.
    • Press the required numbers or the required symbols.
    • Press 1/2 to see more symbols.
    • Press ABC to return to text input.