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Text entry, Standard mode, Text (abc) – Nokia 6235i User Manual

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3. Text entry

You can use two methods for entering text and numbers: Standard mode and
Predictive text mode.

Select

Clear

to backspace the cursor and delete a character.

Select and hold

Clear

to backspace continuously and delete characters.

Standard mode

Standard mode is the only way to enter text into the contacts list and to rename
caller groups.

Text (Abc)

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 device awaits the next entry.

Press 0 to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word.

Press 1 to insert a period into your message.

Press and hold * to display a complete list of special characters.

Press and hold # to bring up the

Editor settings

(

Number mode

,

Dictionary on

/

Dictionary off

,

Writing language

).

Numbers (123)

To switch to 123 mode from Abc mode, press and hold # at any message entry
screen to bring up the

Editor settings

menu list of

Number mode

,

Dictionary on

/

Dictionary off

, and

Writing language

. Select

Number mode

, and the device will

return to the message entry screen and switch the ABC icon in the upper left
corner of the display to the 123 icon (or back).

Punctuation and special characters

While at any text entry screen, press * to display special characters (press and
hold * if predictive text is on). Press * again to cycle through all available
characters. You can navigate through the list of special characters by using the
joystick. Once a character is highlighted, select

Insert

to insert the character into

your message.