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    Nokia 8

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    Get started
    Keys and parts
    Insert or remove SIM and memory card
    Charge your phone
    Switch on and set up your phone
    Dual SIM settings
    Setting up fingerprint ID
    Lock or unlock your phone
    Use the touch screen
    Basics
    Personalize your phone
    Open and close an app
    Notifications
    Control volume
    Screenshots
    Battery life
    Save on data roaming costs
    Write text
    Date and time
    Clock and alarm
    Calculator
    Accessibility
    Connect with your friends and family
    Calls
    Contacts
    Send and receive messages
    Mail
    Get social
    Camera
    Camera basics
    Record a video
    Use your camera like a pro
    Save your photos and videos to a memory card
    Your photos and videos
    Internet and connections
    Activate Wi-Fi
    Use a cellular data connection
    Browse the web
    Close a connection
    Bluetooth
    NFC
    VPN
    Music and videos
    Music
    Videos
    Organize your day
    Calendar
    Notes
    Maps
    Find places and get directions
    Download and update maps
    Use location services
    Apps and services
    Google Play
    Software updates and backups
    Update your phone software
    Back up your data
    Restore original settings and remove private content from your phone
    Storage
    Protect your phone
    Protect your phone with your fingerprint
    Change your SIM PIN code
    Access codes
    Product and safety information
    For your safety
    Network services and costs
    Emergency calls
    Take care of your device
    Recycle
    Crossed-out wheelie bin symbol
    Battery and charger information
    Small children
    Medical devices
    Implanted medical devices
    Hearing
    Protect your device from harmful content
    Vehicles
    Potentially explosive environments
    Certification information (SAR)
    About Digital Rights Management
    Copyrights and notices

    Write text

    Learn how to write text quickly and efficiently using your phone’s keyboard.

    Use the on-screen keyboard

    Writing with the on-screen keyboard is easy. You can use the keyboard when holding your phone in portrait or landscape mode. The keyboard layout can vary in different apps and languages.

    To open the on-screen keyboard, tap a text box.

    Switch between upper and lower case characters

    Tap the shift key. To switch caps lock mode on, double-tap the key. To return to normal mode, tap the shift key again.

    Type in a number or special character

    Tap the numbers and symbols key. Some special character keys bring up more symbols. To see more symbols, tap and hold a symbol or special character.

    Insert emojis

    Tap the emoji key, and select the emoji.

    Copy or paste text

    Tap and hold a word, drag the markers before and after the word to highlight the section you want to copy, and tap COPY. To paste the text, tap where you want to paste the text and select PASTE.

    Add an accent to a character

    Tap and hold the character, and tap the accent or the accented character, if supported by your keyboard.

    Delete a character

    Tap the backspace key.

    Move the cursor

    To edit a word you just wrote, tap the word, and drag the cursor to the place you want.

    Use keyboard word suggestions

    Your phone suggests words as you write, to help you write quickly and more accurately. Word suggestions may not be available in all languages.

    When you start writing a word, your phone suggests possible words. When the word you want is shown in the suggestion bar, select the word. To see more suggestions, tap and hold the suggestion.

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    Tip: If the suggested word is marked in bold, your phone automatically uses it to replace the word you wrote. If the word is wrong, tap and hold it to see a few other suggestions.

    If you do not want the keyboard to suggest words while typing, turn off the text corrections. Tap Settings > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard. Select the keyboard you normally use. Tap Text correction and switch off the text correction methods you do not want to use.

    Correct a word

    If you notice that you have misspelled a word, tap it to see suggestions for correcting the word.

    Switch spell checker off

    Tap Settings > Languages & input > Spell checker, and switch Spell checker to Off.

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