Nokia 5170 - Manual (Page 18)

11
Entering letters and numbers
Cursor
The cursor is a blinking vertical line that appears on the
screen when you are entering text or numbers. Characters
you enter appear to the right of the cursor. Press
to
delete the character to the left of the cursor. Use and
to move the cursor to the right or left.
ABC mode
When your phone is ready for you to enter text, such as a
name or message, it switches to ABC mode. The
icon
shows that it is in ABC mode.
When is displayed, you can enter these characters by
pressing the indicated key repeatedly:
Note: After you enter a character, press down on the scroll
key to move the cursor over quickly.
Key Characters Key Characters
1 . , ‘ ? ! - 1 7 PQRS7
2 ABC2 8 TUV8
3 DEF3 9 WXYZ9
4 GHI4 0 space, 0
5 JKL5 See ‘Special
characters in
names’ on page 12.
6 MNO6 Changes letter case,
switches between
letters and numbers