Nokia 3595 - Manual (Page 37)

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7 Text entry
You can use two methods for entering text and numbers.
• Standard mode is the only way to enter names into Contacts, enter a welcome
note and to rename caller groups.
• Predictive text input is a quick and easy method for writing messages.
At any message screen, press the # key to switch predictive text on or off and to
use predictive text in various modes. As you press the # key, the following icons
(not the descriptions) appear in the upper left of the display:
See “Mobile messages” on page 70 for more information on how to access a
message screen.
• 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 the 0 key to enter a space and accept a completed word.
• Press the 1 key to enter a period.
• Press the
*
key to display special characters. See “Punctuation and special
characters” on page 28.
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.
Icon What it means
Uppercase text. Predictive text is Off.
Lowercase text. Predictive text is Off.
Sentence case text. Predictive text is Off.
Sentence case text. Predictive text is On.
Lowercase text. Predictive text is On.