Nokia 3220 - Manual (Page 23)

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6 Write text
You can use two methods for entering text and numbers:
• Standard mode ( ) is the only way to enter names into Contacts and
to rename caller groups.
• Predictive text input ( ) is a quick and easy method for writing messages.
Press # to switch predictive text on or off and to use predictive text in
various modes.
• Standard mode
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.
Select Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
Select and hold Clear to backspace continuously and delete characters.
Press 0 to enter a space and accept a completed word.
Press 1 to enter a period (.).
Press * to display special characters. See “Enter punctuation and special characters”
on page 17.
Press and hold # to switch between text and numeric entry. The icon is
displayed at the top of the screen when the phone is in numeric entry mode.
Depending on which capitalization mode you have selected,
, , or
is displayed when the phone is in text entry mode.
• Predictive text
Predictive text input allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad
and the built-in phone dictionary. It is faster than using the standard multi-tap
method. You can use predictive text to write a message and create a calendar note.
To activate predictive text at any text entry screen, select Options > Predictive
text and a language.
How to use predictive text
• For each letter of the word that you want to spell, press the corresponding
key on your keypad only once, even if the letter you want is not the first
letter on the key. The phone “guesses” the word you are trying to spell.
• If a displayed word is not correct, press * to see other matches. To move
forward through a list of matches, keep pressing *. To return to the previous
word in the list of matches, select Previous.