Text Entry; Standard Mode - Nokia 6012 User Manual

3. Text entry

You can use two methods for entering text and numbers:
• Standard mode is the only way to enter text into the contacts list and to rename
caller groups.
• Predictive text input is a quick and easy method for writing messages or creating a
calendar note.

Standard mode

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 phone awaits the
next entry.
• Press Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
• Press and hold Clear
• Press the 0 key to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word.
• Press the 1 key as many times as necessary to scroll through a list of commonly used
characters.
• Press the * key to display a complete list of special characters.
• Press the # key to switch predictive text on or off and to use predictive text in
various modes. As you press the # key, the following icons (not the descriptions)
appear in the upper left of the display screen:
Uppercase text: standard mode is on
Lowercase text: standard mode is on
Sentence case text: standard mode is on
to backspace continuously and delete characters.
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