I never got the hang of it either. Probably could if I bothered to try. Guess I'm just to lazy. But if you can text quick enough without it then why put yourself to the effort! Find me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/barkingbabs Barbara Wilson M: 07917710779 T: 02887784046 E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IM: creativeeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: creativeeyes ----- Original Message ----- From: Yvonne Oliver To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:07 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Spell Word announcement predictive text is bloody awful whoever thought of it needs their brain removed Yvonne ----- Original Message ----- From: Amro Bilal To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:43 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Spell Word announcement Predictive text is brilliant with or without a qwerty keypad! :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: Saqib To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Spell Word announcement Hi Angela if you have a querty keypad then pridictive texting is brilliant. I use to struggle with it when I had a numeric keypad phone. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Angela McTigue" <jamfordel@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:58 PM To: <kevin_russell@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Spell Word announcement > I cant cope with predictive text on my fones i can only text the normal > way > > Kevin Russell wrote: >> For many years I used a Nokia 6600 with >> Talks. When writing a message in predictive text mode and I wrote >> a word that the predictive text dictionary didn't know, Talks would >> announce >> something like 'spell word'. I would then press Key 1 to go into >> Spell mode, enter the correct word and press Key 1 again to accept the >> word and go back to writing my message. >> I'm now using an N82 and although I >> hear the beep to tell me that Spell mode is required, I don't get the >> announcement. >> Is there anyway I can get Talks to announce >> Spell Word or is this just a quirk with the N82. >> I'm using Talks Premium V4. >> Cheers >> Kevin >> Kevin Russell >> CICS Test >> IBM UK Ltd >> MP 102 Hursley Park >> Winchester, Hampshire >> United Kingdom. SO21 2JN >> Tel: +44 1962 815531 >> (internal 245531) >> Internet: kevin_russell@xxxxxxxxxx >> Unless stated otherwise above: >> IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number >> 741598. >> Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 >> 3AU > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4344 (20090818) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4344 (20090818) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.60/2311 - Release Date: 08/18/09 06:03:00 __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4345 (20090818) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com