How to write text

Text input is used in many of the phone functions, such as notes and messages.

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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.
  • 2
    Select QWERTY keypad
    • Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your phone.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Language & input.
    • Press Default.
    • Press Android keyboard (AOSP).
    • You can choose between different keypads. These instructions describe how to write text using the QWERTY keypad.
  • 3
    Add writing language
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Input languages.
    • Press Use system language until the function is turned off.
    • Press the required language until the language 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 Show correction suggestions.
    • Press Always show.
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
    • When you turn on word suggestion, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
  • 5
    How to write text
    • This instruction requires that you're writing text and that the keypad is visible.
  • 6
    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 and hold a word suggestion 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.
  • 7
    Write numbers and symbols
    • Press ?123.
    • Press the required numbers or the required symbols.
    • Press =\ to see more symbols.
    • Press ABC to return to text input.