3. Text entry
You can use two methods for entering text and numbers:
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Standard mode is the only way to enter text into the contacts list and to rename
caller groups.
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Predictive text input is a quick and easy method for writing messages or creating a
calendar note.
■ Standard mode
Text (Abc)
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Press
Clear
to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
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Press and hold
Clear
to backspace continuously and delete characters.
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Press a key once to insert the first letter on the key, twice for the second letter, etc. If
you pause briefly, the last letter in the display is accepted, and your phone awaits
the next entry.
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Press 0 to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word.
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Press 1 as many times as necessary to scroll through a list of commonly used
characters.
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Press * to display a complete list of special characters.
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Press # to switch predictive text on or off and to use predictive text in various
modes. As you press #, the following icons (not the descriptions) appear in the upper
left of the display screen:
Uppercase text: standard mode is on.
Lowercase text: standard mode is on.
Sentence case text: standard mode is on.
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Text entry
Numbers (123)
To switch to 123 mode from Abc mode, press and hold # at any text entry screen until
the icon in the upper left corner of the display switches from Abc to 123 (or vice versa).
Note: In text modes (Abc, abc, ABC and predictive text), you can also enter the
number by holding the number key down.
Punctuation and special characters
While at any text entry screen, press * to display special characters (press and hold * if
predictive text is on). Press * again to cycle through all available characters. You can
navigate through the list of special characters by using the Four-way scroll key. Once a
character is highlighted, press
Use
to insert the character into your message.
■ Predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad and the
built-in dictionary. It is much faster than the standard mode method, because for each
letter, you only press the corresponding key on your keypad once.
Activate/deactivate
At any text entry screen, press and hold
Options
. Predictive text is turned on and off,
depending on its previous mode.
OR
1. At any text entry screen, select
Options
>
Predictive text
.
2. Scroll to the language of your choice, and press
Select
.
Text entry
The illustration below simulates your display each time a key is pressed. For example, to
write Nokia with predictive text on and with the English dictionary selected, press each
of the following keys once:
6
6
5
4
2
•Press 0 to enter a space, and begin writing the next word.
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If a displayed word is not correct, press * to see other matches. To return to the
previous word in the list of matches, press
Previous
.
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If ? appears after a word, press
Spell
to add the word to the dictionary.
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Press 1 to insert a period into your message.
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Press and hold * to display special characters. Press * again to cycle through all
available characters.
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Press # to switch predictive text on or off and to use predictive text in various
modes. As you press # , the following icons (not the descriptions) appear in the
upper left of the display screen:
Sentence case text: predictive text is on.
Lowercase text: predictive text is on.
Uppercase text: predictive text is on.
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