Nokia 3205 - Manual (Page 24)

T e x t e n t r y
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3. Text entry
You can use two methods for
entering text and numbers:
• Standard mode is the only way to
enter text into such things as the
contacts list, calendar notes, and
to rename caller groups.
• Predictive text input is a quick
and easy method for writing
messages, creating a calendar
note, or making a to-do list.
■ Standard mode
Text (Abc)
• 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.
• Press the 0 key to enter a space
thereby accepting a completed
word
• Press the 1 key to enter a period
(.)
• Press the * key to display special
characters. See more about
special characters on the
following pages
Numbers (123)
To switch to 123 mode from Abc
mode, press and hold the # key at
any message entry screen until the
icon in the upper left corner of the
display switches from Abc to 123 (or
vice versa).
• Press Clear to backspace the
cursor and delete a character
• Press and hold Clear to
backspace continuously and
delete characters
Punctuation and special
characters
While at any text entry screen, press
the * key to display special
characters (press and hold the * key
if predictive text is on). You can
navigate through the list of special
characters by using the Four-way
scroll key. Once a character is
highlighted, press
Insert to insert
the character into your message.