Text Entry; Standard Mode - Nokia 2220 User Manual

4 Text entry

You can use two methods for entering text and numbers.
• Standard mode is the only way to enter names into contacts and to rename
caller groups.
• Predictive text input is a quick and easy method for writing messages.
Press # to switch predictive text on or off and to use predictive text in various
modes. Press and hold # to switch between text and numeric entry. As you press #,
the following icons (not the descriptions) appear in the upper left of the display:
Icon Indicates...
Uppercase text. Predictive text is Off.
Lowercase text. Predictive text is Off.
Uppercase text. Predictive text is On.
Lowercase text. Predictive text is On.

• STANDARD MODE

Enter 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 the phone
awaits the next entry.
• Select Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
• Select and hold Clear to backspace continuously and delete characters.
• Press the 0 key to enter a space and accept a completed word.
• Press the 1 key to enter a period (.).
• Press the 1 key repeatedly to cycle through special characters. Pause to insert
the displayed character.
*
• Press to display all special characters. See "Punctuation and special
characters" on page 15.
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