Text Entry; Standard Mode - Nokia 6165 User Manual

3. Text entry

You can use two methods for entering text and numbers: standard mode and
predictive text mode. Select
Select and hold Clear

■ Standard mode

Standard mode is the only way to enter text in 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,
and so on. If you pause briefly, the last letter on the display is accepted, and
your device awaits the next entry.
• Press 0 to enter a space and accept 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 open the
Dictionary off, Writing
Numbers (123)
To switch to 123 mode from Abc mode, press and hold # at any message entry screen
to bring up the Editor
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 * again to
cycle through all available characters. Scroll to navigate through the list of special
characters. With a character highlighted, select
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 the
predictive text mode, your phone predicts the words as you enter them.
Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
to backspace continuously and delete characters.
Editor settings (Number
language).
settings. Select Number
T e x t e n t r y
mode, Dictionary on
mode, and the device returns to
Insert to insert the character into
or
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