Nokia 2865i User Manual

While at any text entry screen, press * to display special characters (press and 
hold * if predictive text is on). Press * again to cycle through all available 
characters. Scroll to navigate through the list of special characters. Once a 
character is highlighted, select 

 to insert the character into your message.

■ Predictive text mode

Predictive text input allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad and 
the built-in dictionary. It is much faster than the standard mode method, 
because for each letter, you only press the corresponding key on your keypad 
once.

At any text entry screen, select and hold 

 to turn predictive text on or off 

depending on previous mode, or select 

 > 

 > 

 

or 

. Press # twice to change from predictive text mode to standard 

mode and back.

The illustration below simulates your display each time a key is pressed. For 
example, to write ’Nokia’ with predictive text on and with the English dictionary 
selected, press each of the following keys once:

 6 

 

   6 

 

 

 

 5 

 

 

   4 

 

 

 2 

Press 0 to enter a space and begin writing the next word. If a displayed word is 
not correct, press * to see other matches. To return to the previous word in the list 
of matches, select 

If ? appears after a word, it is not in the dictionary. Select 

 to add the word to 

the dictionary.

Press 1 to insert a period into your message.

Press and hold:

•

* to display special characters. Press * again to cycle through all available 

characters.