Nokia 7160 - • Using predictive text input

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Text messages

2. If the displayed word is correct, press

to get a space, then start

writing the next word. If the displayed word is not correct, press

to view other word options. To return to the previous match,

press Previous.

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: To view the list of matches, press Options, scroll to Next match, then

press the roller. If there is no matching word, press Insert to enter via
traditional text input. See “Adding a new word to the dictionary” on
page 66.

Inserting numbers

To enter a number, press and hold the desired number key.

If you wish to switch to traditional number input, press and hold the

key. Upon completion of the number entry, press and hold the key again
to return to predictive text entry.

Inserting punctuation symbols and special characters

Press

to add a punctuation symbol. The phone tries to predict the

correct symbol. To change the symbol (when the symbols is highlighted),
press

repeatedly until the desired symbol appears.

To insert a different symbol or special character, press and hold

to

enter the list of special characters. Then scroll to the character you want
to use and press OK.

Deleting characters and words

Press Clear to delete the character to the left of the cursor.

To delete the highlighted word, press

first and then press Clear.

When the cursor is between two words, press

first and then press

Clear to delete the preceding word.

Changing character case

Press

once to change the character case (when the cursor is next

to a word or within a word).

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Adding a new word to the dictionary

You will be prompted to add a new word to the dictionary (via traditional
text input) if you try to write a word that does not already exist.

1. Press Spell.

Note: You can also access the traditional text input screen by pressing

Options, then selecting Edit word.

2. Enter the word via traditional text input (see page 23) and press Save.

The word is added to the dictionary and to the message you are writing,
and you return to the predictive text input screen.

You can add hundreds of words to the dictionary, depending on the language
used and the length of words added.

Notes:

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The words not included in the dictionary and which you accept (even
accidentally) while in the predictive text input by pressing the roller,
by pressing 0, or by deleting space between two words (thus forming
a compound word), will automatically be saved in the dictionary.

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When the dictionary becomes full, the most recently added word will
replace the oldest word you have previously added.

Writing compound words

Instead of writing the whole compound word at once, you can write its
first part, press the roller to accept it, and write the second part.

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IP

: You can also accept the first part of the compound word by first

adding a space (by pressing 0) and then removing the space by
pressing Clear once.