Nokia 6255i - Manual (Page 23)

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3. Text entry
You can use two methods for entering text and numbers:
• Standard mode is the only way to enter text into the contacts list and to rename
caller groups.
• Predictive text input is a quick and easy method for writing messages or creating
a calendar note.
■ Standard mode
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 phone
awaits the next entry.
• Press Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
• Press and hold Clear to backspace continuously and delete characters.
• Press the 0 key to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word.
• Press the 1 key as many times as necessary to scroll through a list of commonly
used characters.
• Press the * key to display a complete list of special characters.
• Press and hold the # key to bring up the Editor settings ( Number mode ,
Predictive text on / Predictive text off , Writing language ).
• Press the # key to switch between uppercase, lowercase, and sentence case text.
As you press the # key, the following icons (not the descriptions) appear in the
upper left of the display screen:
Uppercase text: standard mode is on
Lowercase text: standard mode is on
Sentence case text: standard mode is on