Text Entry; Standard Mode; Text (Abc); Numbers (123) - Nokia 2116 User Manual

T e x t e n t r y

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.
• Dictionary is a quick and easy
method for writing messages and
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
device awaits the next entry.
• Press 0 to enter a space, thereby
accepting a completed word.
• Press 1 to enter a period (.).
• Press * to display special
characters. See more about
special characters on the
following pages.
• Press # to change the text input
mode. The following icons (not
the descriptions) appear in the
upper left of the display screen:
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Uppercase text: standard
mode is on.
Lowercase text: standard
mode is on.
Sentence case text:
standard mode is on.

Numbers (123)

To switch to 123 mode from Abc
mode, press and hold # at any
message entry screen until the icon
in the upper left corner of the display
switches from Abc to 123 (or vice
versa).
• Select Clear to backspace the
cursor and delete a character.
• Select and hold
backspace continuously and
delete characters.
Punctuation and special
characters
While at any text entry screen, press
* to display special characters (press
and hold * if predictive text is on). To
navigate through the list of special
characters, use the scroll key. Once a
character is highlighted, select
to insert the character into your
message.
Clear to
Use