Writing Text; Setting Predictive Text Input On Or Off; Using Predictive Text Input - Nokia 3100 User Manual

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■ Writing text

You can key in text in two different ways, using the traditional text
input, indicated with , or using the predictive text input indicated
with at the top left of the display. The character case is indicated
by , , or next to the text input indicator. You can change
the character case by pressing
, and you can change between the letter and number mode by
pressing and holding ..

Setting predictive text input on or off

When writing text, press Options
• To set the predictive text input on, select a language in the dictionary
options list.
• To change back to the traditional text input, select
Tip: To quickly set the predictive text input on or off when
writing text, press

Using predictive text input

Predictive text input is an easy way to write text.
The predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you
can also add new words.
1. Key in the word you want by pressing each key once for one letter.
The word changes after each keystroke. For example, to write 'Nokia'
when the English dictionary is selected, press
, .
• To delete the character to the left of the cursor, press Clear. Press
and hold Clear to delete the characters more quickly.
• To switch between upper and lower cases, or between traditional
and predictive text input, press
indicator at the top of the display.
• To insert a number, press and hold the desired key. To switch
between letters and numbers, press and hold
• To get some punctuation marks, press
18
. The number mode is indicated by
and select Dictionary.
Dictionary
twice, or press and hold Options.
,
repeatedly and check the
.
repeatedly.
off.
, ,