no problem just keep the questions coming. while I have moved on to touch screen phones, I would never be without my no Kia talks phone. it was thanks to talks that I began using a mobile phone for emails texts and Internet et cetera et cetera.
> On 12 Aug 2015, at 03:55, Don Moore <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > > Eleanor, you are right. Thank you Stephen as well! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of Eleanor Martha > Burke > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:37 AM > To: Talks Mailing List <talks@talksusers.com> > Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact > > excellent.I think it was really a joint effort between Stephen and myself and > it was Stephen from the start and realised that it was the predictive text > problem where as I was going a different route! > > > >> On 11 Aug 2015, at 12:53, Don Moore <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi Eleanor, >> >> That worked! Thank you so very much for your persistence! >> >> Don >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of Eleanor >> Martha Burke >> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:56 PM >> To: Talks Mailing List <talks@talksusers.com> >> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >> >> okay here goes. >> One go to control panel. >> 2 go to settings. >> three go to general. >> for >> go to personalisation. >> five go to language. >> >> six Eric down until you are here predictive text. in your case it should say >> on. I would imagine you would then press the select key to turn it off. The >> text predictive is the third one down in your list. >> you should have success. do letters know. apologies for the few minor errors >> with my dictation. >> >>> On 11 Aug 2015, at 02:12, Don Moore <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, I thought that was the fn key, but no luck with that either. Also, I >>> tried to type a text message, but predictive text is on there as well. >>> Somehow, I'll have to find a way to turn it off. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>> Eleanor Martha Burke >>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 9:59 PM >>> To: Talks Mailing List <talks@talksusers.com> >>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>> >>> The FN key is on the bottom left. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 11 Aug 2015, at 01:52, Don Moore <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Eleanor and Stephen, >>>> >>>> On my E71, the key to the right of the number 6 is the pound key, or the >>>> number key. When I press that key twice, it puts 2 number signs on the >>>> screen, which Talks reads as "number number." >>>> >>>> I checked the Talks manual and it says to press fn plus Space, but I don't >>>> know which key is the fn key??? >>>> >>>> Don >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>>> Eleanor Martha Burke >>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 9:40 PM >>>> To: Talks Mailing List <talks@talksusers.com> >>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>> >>>> okay we are both right in our respective ways. my apologies I was thinking >>>> of the numeric phone even though you had said before you have 71. there is >>>> a hash key on the E 71. it is to the right of the number six key. >>>> incidentally above that you have the Starkey and below it you have zero >>>> key. no I think you will have to turn predictive text off in a different >>>> manner through the menus but at the moment it is what we might call here >>>> in London the middle of the night and so I cannot tell you right now as I >>>> am dictating on a different phone which is a non-mentionable on this list. >>>> I am getting ready to go to Ireland in about eight hours time and I will >>>> try and get back to you at sometime in the morning. however Stephen might >>>> respond to you before then. I did ask you to write a text message because >>>> I wanted to establish from myself if you are actually on a predictive text >>>> or not but you did not do this. give it a go and let me know and then >>>> hopefully we can progress from here. I do have the E 71 so I will >>>> definitely look it out in the next couple of hours. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 11 Aug 2015, at 01:07, Stephen Giggar <sgig...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The E71 doesn't have an HASH key. It is a qwerty keyboard phone and not a >>>>> numeric keypad phone. I know you can do it through the settings but being >>>>> I don't own that phone can't tell you where to find it in the settings or >>>>> what key to press to be able to turn it off. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Signed: Stephen Giggar >>>>> Skype: dr-phone. >>>>> >>>>> Hardware eventually fails, software eventually works. >>>>> No amount of bandwidth can fix poor design. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>>>> Eleanor Martha Burke >>>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 6:29 PM >>>>> To: Talks Mailing List >>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>> >>>>> quickly press the hash key twice. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 11 Aug 2015, at 00:23, Don Moore <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Stephen, >>>>>> >>>>>> How do I turn off predictive text??? >>>>>> >>>>>> Don >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>>>>> Stephen Giggar >>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 4:53 PM >>>>>> To: 'Talks Mailing List' <talks@talksusers.com> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>> >>>>>> You probably should update to the 5.50 version of Talks for your phone. >>>>>> It is a free update for you. >>>>>> >>>>>> You need to turn off predictive text on your phone otherwise you will >>>>>> need to press space bar after typing a word to select the word before >>>>>> you can arrow down. This is why the arrow keys work after you initially >>>>>> type a word and pressing right arrow then you can probably press down >>>>>> arrow. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Signed: Stephen Giggar >>>>>> Skype: dr-phone. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hardware eventually fails, software eventually works. >>>>>> No amount of bandwidth can fix poor design. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>>>>> Eleanor Martha Burke >>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:46 AM >>>>>> To: Talks Mailing List >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you taken out y our battery and put it back in again? Other thing >>>>>> is if you go to a text message and start writing it, does all that work >>>>>> fine? >>>>>> >>>>>> Eleanor >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Don Moore" <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> >>>>>> To: "'Talks Mailing List'" <talks@talksusers.com> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 4:34 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Eleanor and Stephen, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, my version of Talks is 5.21.3 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I live in Canada. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Don >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>>>>>> Eleanor Martha Burke >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 12:24 PM >>>>>>> To: Talks Mailing List <talks@talksusers.com> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To get your version of Talks, press the Talks key followed by a >>>>>>> long press of soft key 1. Once in the Talks programme, then >>>>>>> press soft key or option key as it is also called. Then arrow >>>>>>> up, yes I said up, until you hear About and then select. You >>>>>>> will then get the version of Talks you are currently running. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Eleanor >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Don Moore" <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> >>>>>>> To: "'Talks Mailing List'" <talks@talksusers.com> >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 3:42 PM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Stephen, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To answer your questions: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Have you tried turning off and on your phone to see if that >>>>>>>> clears things up? >>>>>>>> Answer: Yes, that was the first thing I tried. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Can you arrow to the different fields when you first open a new >>>>>>>> contact without entering anything to start with? >>>>>>>> Answer: Yes, I can. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I do not recall what phone you said you had. What phone is it? >>>>>>>> Answer: Nokia E71 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What version of Talks are you using? >>>>>>>> Answer: I don't know how to determine this. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Did you try using your Left and Right arrows in place of using >>>>>>>> the Up/Down arrows? >>>>>>>> Answer: Yes, I just tried it now and this is what happens: it >>>>>>>> moves the cursor horizontally and then I am able to use the down >>>>>>>> arrow to move to the next field. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Don >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>>>>>>> Stephen Giggar >>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 5:35 AM >>>>>>>> To: 'Talks Mailing List' <talks@talksusers.com> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Have you tried turning off and on your phone to see if that >>>>>>>> clears things up. >>>>>>>> Can you arrow to the different fields when you first open a new >>>>>>>> contact without entering anything to start with? >>>>>>>> I do not recall what phone you said you had. What phone is it? >>>>>>>> What version of Talks are you using? >>>>>>>> Did you try using your Left and Right arrows in place of using >>>>>>>> the Up/Down arrows? Sounds like your screen may have gotten >>>>>>>> turned 90 degrees. In that case, the Up/Down will not work. This >>>>>>>> is easy to do with a slider phone. >>>>>>>> Again closing and opening the phone should fix this. Nothing >>>>>>>> else, turning off and on the phone will also fix it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Changing the cursor type isn't going to change how Talks works >>>>>>>> when entering items into the contacts. Other settings comes down >>>>>>>> to how you want your phone to work. There isn't an correct and >>>>>>>> incorrect way. Just the way you want to use the phone and have >>>>>>>> things spoken when typing things. IE Spelling, Echo Characters, >>>>>>>> Words, both and or None. Comes down to what you want. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Initially it sounds like the dictionary is working correctly >>>>>>>> based on your initial message. Remember when using >>>>>>>> T9(dictionary), you only need to press each number once. So if >>>>>>>> you wanted to enter Mike, you would press on a numeric keypad >>>>>>>> phone 6 4 5 3 and it may say Mike. If it says something >>>>>>>> different like Mile, then you would press the Star to cycle >>>>>>>> through all the enters of words that can be made up with those 4 key >>>>>>>> presses. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Signed: Stephen Giggar >>>>>>>> Skype: dr-phone. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hardware eventually fails, software eventually works. >>>>>>>> No amount of bandwidth can fix poor design. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>>>>>>> Eleanor Martha Burke >>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 2:57 AM >>>>>>>> To: Talks Mailing List >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> are you in the UK alternatively are you on Skype this way we >>>>>>>> could work on it together so that I could hear what is going on. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 10 Aug 2015, at 02:25, Don Moore <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Eleanor, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I tried all your suggestions and still no luck! What is really >>>>>>>>> strange is that the dictionary seems to be part of the problem; >>>>>>>>> I don't recall this happening in the past. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I would appreciate any help with this. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Don >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: Talks [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of >>>>>>>>> Eleanor Martha Burke >>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 8:09 PM >>>>>>>>> To: Talks Mailing List <talks@talksusers.com> >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Don, I don't have my Talks phone to hand but I can think of >>>>>>>>> a few things you need to check. Now when I am writing on my >>>>>>>>> Talks phone, I like to set key echo and it can be set as >>>>>>>>> follows, key echo none, key echo words and key echo characters and >>>>>>>>> words. >>>>>>>>> This is done by pressing the talks key followed by the number >>>>>>>>> one on your key pad and cycling through those options. Now >>>>>>>>> another thing is the spelling alphabet and I think you need to change >>>>>>>>> that. >>>>>>>>> Again without the phone, I recommend you press Talks followed >>>>>>>>> by the number >>>>>>>>> 3 on your keypad and go through the various settings by >>>>>>>>> pressing again Talks and the number 3. Finally it also depends >>>>>>>>> on how your cursor is set, ensure it is not set to origional as >>>>>>>>> this is not the setting when inputting text. >>>>>>>>> Checking cursor settings press Talks followed by the number 2 >>>>>>>>> and again go through those settings Talks and number 2, I think >>>>>>>>> I recall that there are about 3 different settings. Not sure >>>>>>>>> if you have predictive text set but I don't recommend it for a >>>>>>>>> beginner. >>>>>>>>> Try out the above suggestions first and if they don't work then >>>>>>>>> press the hash or pound key twice quickly in succession and see >>>>>>>>> if that helps. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Eleanor >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>> From: "Don Moore" <donmo...@nbnet.nb.ca> >>>>>>>>> To: "'Talks Mailing List'" <talks@talksusers.com> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 9:56 PM >>>>>>>>> Subject: [Talks] Problem entering new contact >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi List, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have entered several new contacts many times, but now I am >>>>>>>>>> having a >>>>>>>>>> problem: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I opened my contacts list. Then, I pressed SoftKey 1 and >>>>>>>>>> cursored down to new contact and pressed Select. Then Talks >>>>>>>>>> said, "First name text, dictionary upper case." Then, I typed >>>>>>>>>> the first letter of Mike and it said, "Caps M." Then, I typed >>>>>>>>>> the letter I and it said, "Caps Mike." Then, I typed the letter k >>>>>>>>>> and it said, "Caps Mike" again. >>>>>>>>>> Then, I typed the letter e and it said, "Caps Mike" again. >>>>>>>>>> After all of that, I couldn't cursor down to the field for the last >>>>>>>>>> name. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I must have pressed something by mistake that has changed my >>>>>>>>>> settings to get all of this happening. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Can anyone help??? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Don >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Talks mailing list >>>>>>>>>> Talks@talksusers.com >>>>>>>>>> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: >>>>>>>>>> eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ and Talknav Inc. >>>>>>>>>> http://www.talknav.net/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Talks mailing list >>>>>>>>> Talks@talksusers.com >>>>>>>>> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >>>>>>>>> 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