Text Entry; Standard Mode; Text (Abc); Numbers (123) - Nokia 3155 User Manual

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 * to display a complete list of
special characters.
• Press and hold # to bring up the
Editor settings (Number
Dictionary on or
Writing language).
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mode,
Dictionary off,

Numbers (123)

To switch to 123 mode from Abc mode,
press and hold # at any message entry
screen to bring up the
menu list of Number
on or Dictionary off, and
language. Select Number
the device returns to the message
entry screen and switches 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. Scroll to navigate through
the list of special characters. With a
character highlighted, select
insert the character into your message.
Predictive text mode
Much faster than the standard mode
method, predictive text input enables
you to write messages quickly using
your keypad and the built-in
dictionary. In predictive text mode,
your phone predicts the words as you
enter them.
T e x t e n t r y
Editor settings
mode, Dictionary
Writing
mode, and
Use to
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