Nokia 2285 - Manual (Page 20)

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Text entry
5 Text entry
Warning: Do not switch on the phone when wireless phone use is prohibited or when
it may cause interference or danger.
You can enter letters, numbers, and special characters using the
phone keypad when working with the phone book, calendar, text
messaging, or while browsing the Internet. This section provides
detailed instructions for the two text entry methods, that is,
traditional text entry and predictive text input.
You have four modes available for entering information, based on the
type of data you’re entering (phone book, organizer notes or text messages):
• ABC AND 123 MODES
A status indicator in the upper left corner of your screen indicates
the mode you are in whenever you are entering information into your
phone book, calendar, or text messaging.
The following table contains a list of the characters displayed when
entering text and numbers from your keypad:
Mode The phone shows Use for
ABC
sentence or title case (first letter
uppercase)
all uppercase letters
all lowercase letters Entering names, numbers or
addresses in phone book
Entering notes in Calendar
Writing a text message
123 number entry. Entering numbers
Special
characters special characters list Entering punctuation or
special characters
Predictive text in combination with ABC mode
indicators. Writing SMS text messages or
calendar notes
Key Characters Key Characters
1 . @ ? ! - , & : ’ 1 7 P Q R S 7
2 A B C 2 8 T U V 8
3 D E F 3 9 W X Y Z 9
4 G H I 4 0 Space, 0, return
5 J K L 5 */+ Special characters menu
6 M N O 6 # Changes letter case or mode.