Enter numbers, Enter punctuation/other characters, Enter punctuation or special characters – Nokia 3586 User Manual

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Text entry

Enter numbers

Your phone automatically switches to
123 mode when entering a number into
your phone book. When in ABC mode,
you can insert numbers using any of the
following methods:

• Press and hold the # key for two

seconds to switch to 123 mode, then
press the desired number keys. Press
and hold # again to return to ABC
mode.

• Press and hold the desired number key

until the number appears on the
display.

• Press the desired key repeatedly until

the desired number appears.

Enter punctuation/other
characters

You can enter punctuation, specials
characters, and symbols while writing
text messages, entering notes in the

Organizer

, creating phone book entries,

or browsing the Internet. The illustration
to the right shows a sample of the
available characters.

ENTER PUNCTUATION OR SPECIAL
CHARACTERS

Depending on the type of text you’re
entering, you can add punctuation or
special characters by doing any of the
following:

• Press 1 repeatedly while in ABC mode

to cycle through some of the most
common punctuation marks and
special characters.

• Press */+ to activate the special

characters list. A screen appears
displaying the available special
characters.

• Use the scroll keys to highlight the

desired character, then press

Select

Note: For faster scrolling when
viewing the special characters
list, use the scroll key to scroll up,
down, left or right. Press the left
select key to

Select

your choice.

Important: Some networks may
not support all language-
dependent characters.

Use special characters in phone
numbers

You can enter certain special characters as
a part of the phone numbers you save to
the phone book. Pressing */# repeatedly
cycles through the four special characters
available when saving a phone number.

This character sends command
strings to the network. Contact your
service provider for more information.

This character is used to link a 1-
touch dialing location to the number
currently being entered.

This character creates a pause that
occurs when the phone dials a
number. Numbers entered to the right
of this special character are
automatically sent as touch tones
after a 2.5-second pause.

This character causes the phone to
wait for you to press

Send