Text Entry; Standard Mode - Nokia 6236i 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

■ 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 access 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
Dictionary off, and Writing
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.
To navigate through the list of special characters, use the joystick. Once a
character is highlighted, select
Clear to backspace continuously and delete characters.
Editor settings (Number
language).
Editor settings menu list of
language. Select
Insert to insert the character into your message.
mode,
Number mode,
Number mode, and the device returns
T e x t e n t r y
Dictionary on or
Dictionary on or
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