Text Entry; Standard Mode - Nokia 6230 User Manual

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5 Text entry

You can use two methods for entering text and numbers.
• Standard mode (dictionary off) is the only way to enter names into contacts
and to rename caller groups.
• Predictive text input (dictionary on) is a quick and easy method for writing
messages.
Press the # key to switch predictive text on or off and to switch between uppercase
and lowercase text. As you press the # key, 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.
Sentence case text. Predictive text is off.
Sentence case text. Predictive text is on.
Lowercase text. Predictive text is on.
To switch to numeric entry, press and hold the # key; then select Number mode. To
switch back to text entry, press and hold the # key.

• STANDARD MODE

• 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.
• 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 * key once to display special characters, or twice to display smileys. See
"Special characters and smileys" on page 28.
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