You can use the on-screen keyboard in landscape mode.

To activate the on-screen keyboard, select and Full screen QWERTY.

When using the on-screen keyboard in landscape mode and in full screen mode, you can select the keys with your fingers.

For an explanation of each key and its function, see the following figure.

1 — Close - Close the on-screen keyboard.
2 — Input menu - Open the touch input options menu to access commands such as Writing language.
3 — On-screen 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 - Enter letters.
6 — Numbers and symbols - Enter numbers and most commonly used special characters.
7 — Character accents - Select language character accents.
8 — Space bar - Insert a space.
9 — Move - Move the touch input window. Drag the key to move the touch input window around the screen.
10 — Backspace - Delete the previously entered character.
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 button).
12 — Input mode - Select the input method. When you tap an item, the current input method view closes, and the selected one opens.

To activate handwriting mode, tapand Handwriting.

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

To teach the device your handwriting style, tapand Handwriting training.

To enter letters and numbers (default mode), write words as you would normally. To select number mode, tapin the right pane of the input area. To enter non-Latin characters, tap the corresponding icon, if available.

To write special characters, write them as you would normally. You can also tap in the right pane of the input area, and select a desired character from the pop-up table.

To delete characters or move the cursor back, swipe backwards (see Figure 1). 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 letter with a single tap of a key. Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can add new words.

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

Select Menu > Settings and Phone > Touch input.

To configure 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 on-screen keyboard is laid out.
• Writing speed — Select a suitable writing speed.
• Guiding line — Show 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 thickness of the text written with the stylus.
• Writing colour — Select the colour of the text written with the stylus.
• Adaptive search — Activate adaptive search.
• Touch screen calibration — Calibrate the touch screen as instructed.