The on-screen keyboards allow you to enter characters by tapping them with your fingers.

Tap any text input field to enter letters, numbers, and special characters.

Your device can complete words based on the built-in dictionary for the selected text input language. The device also learns new words from your input.

You can use the virtual keyboard in landscape mode.

To activate the virtual keyboard, select Icon > Full screen QWERTY.

When using the virtual keyboard in full screen mode, you can select keys with your fingers.

1 — Close - Close the virtual keyboard.
2 — Input menu - Open the touch input options menu to access commands such as
Writing language.
3 — Virtual keyboard
4 — Shift and caps lock - To enter an uppercase character when writing in lowercase, or vice versa, select the key before entering the character. To activate the caps lock, select the key twice. A line under the key indicates that the caps lock is activated.
5 — Letters
6 — Numbers and special characters
7 — Character accents
8 — Space bar
9 — Move - Move the cursor.
10 — Backspace
11 — Enter - Move the cursor to the next row or text input field. Additional functions are based on the current context (for example, in the web address field of the web browser, it acts as the Go icon).
12 — Input mode - Select the input method. When you tap an item, the current input method view closes, and the selected one opens.

The input methods and languages supported by the handwriting recognition vary by region and may not be available for all languages.

To activate handwriting mode, select Icon > Handwriting.

Write legible, upright characters on the text input area, and leave a space between each character.

To teach the device your handwriting style, select > Handwriting training.

To enter letters and numbers (default mode), write words as you would normally.

To select number mode, select Icon . To enter non-Latin characters, select the corresponding icon, if available.

To enter special characters, write them as you would normally, or select and the desired character.

To delete characters or move the cursor back, swipe backwards.

To insert a space, swipe forwards.

Icons and functions

Use the on-screen keypad (Alphanumeric keypad) to enter characters like you would with a traditional phone keypad with numbers on the keys. For an explanation of each icon and its function, see the following figure.

1 — Close - Closes on-screen keypad (Alphanumeric keypad).
2 — Input menu - Opens the touch input menu, which includes commands such as
Activate predictive text and Writing language.
3 — Text input indicator - Opens a pop-up window, in which you can turn predictive text input modes on or off, change the character case, and switch between letter and number mode.
4 — Input mode - Opens a pop-up window, in which you can select from the available input modes. When you tap an item, the current input method view closes, and the selected one opens.
5 — Arrow keys - Moves the cursor left or right.
6 — Backspace - Deletes the previously entered character.
7 — Number keys - Enters the desired numbers or characters according to the current case and input mode.
8 — Star - Opens a special characters table.
9 — Shift - Changes the character case, turns predictive text input modes on or off, and switches between the alphabet and number modes.

Tap a number key (1-9) repeatedly until the desired character appears. There are more characters available for a number key than are visible on the key.

If the next letter is located on the same key as the present one, wait until the cursor appears (or move the cursor forward to end the time-out period), and enter the letter.

To insert a space, tap 0. To move the cursor to the next line, tap 0 three times.

With predictive text input, you can enter any word with a single key selection. Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can add new words. Predictive text input is not available for all languages.

1. To activate predictive text input for all editors on the device, select Icon > Activate prediction. You can also select Icon > Activate predictive text.
2. To write the desired word, use the keys 2-9. Select each key only once for one letter. For example, to write "Nokia" when the English dictionary is selected, select 6 for N, 6 for o, 5 for k, 4 for i, and 2 for a. The word suggestion changes after each key selection.
3. When you finish writing the word correctly, move the cursor right to confirm it, or select 0 to add a space.
• If the word is not correct, select * repeatedly to view the matching words the dictionary has found one by one.
• If the ? character is displayed after the word, the word 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 is full, a new word replaces the oldest added word.
4. Start writing the next word.

To turn predictive text input off for all editors in your device, tap Icon , and select
Deactivate prediction or quickly double-tap#. Alternatively, you can tap Icon , and
select Predictive text > Off.

Select Menu > Settings and Phone > Touch input.

To modify text input settings for the touch screen, select from the following:

• Handwriting training — Open the handwriting training application. Train the device to recognise your handwriting better. This option is not available in all languages.
• Writing language — Define which language-specific characters in your handwriting are recognised and how the virtual keyboard is laid out.
• Writing speed — Select the writing speed.
• Guiding line — Display or hide the guiding line in the writing area. The guiding line helps you write in a straight line, and it also helps the device recognise your writing.
• Pen trail width — Select the pen trail width for the text written with the stylus. Stylus is sold separately.
• Writing colour — Select the colour of the text written with the stylus. Stylus is sold separately.
• Adaptive search — Activate adaptive search.
• Touch screen calibration — Calibrate the touch screen.