Nokia N70 - Predictive text input—

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Predictive text input—Dictionary

You can enter any letter with a single keypress. Predictive
text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you
can also add new words. When the dictionary becomes full,
the latest added word replaces the oldest.

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1

To activate predictive text
input, press

, and

select

Dictionary on

. This

activates predictive text
input for all editors in the
device.

is

displayed

when you write text using
predictive text input.

2

To write the desired word,
press the keys

.

Press each key only once for one letter. For example, to
write "Nokia" when the English dictionary is selected,
press

for N,

for o,

for k,

for i, and

for a.
The word suggestion changes after each keypress.

3

When you finish writing the word and it is correct, to
confirm it, press

, or press

to add a space.

If the word is not correct, press

repeatedly to view

the matching words the dictionary has found one by
one, or press

, and select

Dictionary

>

Matches

.

If the ? character is shown after the word, the word you
intended to write is not in the dictionary. To add a word
to the dictionary, select

Spell

, enter the word using

traditional text input, and select

OK

. The word is added

to the dictionary. When the dictionary becomes full, a
new word replaces the oldest added word.

4

Start writing the next word.

Tip! To set predictive text input on or off, press

twice quickly.

Tips on predictive text input

To erase a character, press

. Press and hold

to clear

more than one character.

To change between the different character modes, press

. If you press

quickly twice, predictive text input

is turned off.

Tip! Predictive text input tries to guess which

commonly used punctuation mark (.,?!‘) is needed. The
order and availability of the punctuation marks depend
on the language of the dictionary.

To insert a number in letter mode, press and hold the
desired number key.

To switch between letter and number mode, press and
hold .

The most common punctuation marks are available under

. Press

and then

repeatedly to search for the

desired punctuation mark.

Press and hold

to open a list of special characters.

Press

repeatedly to view the matching words the

dictionary has found one by one.

Press ,

select

Dictionary

, and press

to select one

of the following options:

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Matches

—View a list of words that correspond to your key

presses.

Insert word

—Add a word to the dictionary by using

traditional text input. When the dictionary becomes full,
a new word replaces the oldest added word.

Edit word

—Edit the word using traditional text input. This

is available if the word is active (underlined).

Tip! When you press

, the following options

appear (depending on the editing mode):

Dictionary

(predictive text input),

Alpha mode

(traditional text

input),

Number mode

,

Cut

(if text has been selected),

Copy

(if text has been selected),

Paste

(when text has

been cut or copied first),

Insert number

,

Insert

symbol

, and

Writing language:

(changes the input

language for all editors in the device).

Write compound words

Write the first half of a compound word; to confirm it,
press

. Write the last part of the compound word. To

complete the compound word, press

to add a space.

Turn predictive text input off

Press

, and select

Dictionary

>

Off

to turn predictive

text input off for all editors in the device.