Predictive text input, Numbers (123), Punctuation and special characters – Nokia 6255i User Manual

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Text entry

Numbers (123)

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

Editor settings

menu list of

Number mode

Predictive

text

, and

Writing language

. Select

Number mode

, and the phone will return to the

message entry screen and switch the ABC icon in the upper left corner of the display
to the 123 icon.

Punctuation and special characters

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

Insert

to insert

the character into your message.

■ Predictive text input

Predictive text input allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad and
the built-in dictionary. It is much faster than the standard mode method, because
for each letter, you only press the corresponding key on your keypad once.

When you use

Predictive text

, as you press the # key, the following icons (not the

descriptions) appear in the upper left of the display screen:

Uppercase text: predictive text is on

Sentence case text: predictive text is on

Lowercase text: predictive text is on

Activate/deactivate

At any text entry screen, press and hold

Options

. Predictive text is turned on and off,

depending on its previous mode.

1. At any text entry screen, select

Options

Predictive text

2. Scroll to the language of your choice, and press

Select