Nokia 5160 owner manual Entering letters and numbers, Cursor, ABC mode

Entering letters and numbers

Cursor

The cursor is a blinking vertical line that appears on the screen when you are entering text or numbers. Characters you enter appear to the right of the cursor. Pressing the key deletes the character to the left of the cursor. Use the

scroll keys to move the cursor to the right or left .

ABC mode

When your phone is ready for you to enter text, such as a

name or message, it switches to ABC mode. The icon shows that it is in ABC mode.

When is displayed, you can enter these characters by pressing the indicated key repeatedly:

Key	Characters	Key	Characters
1	. , ‘ ? ! - 1	7	PQRS7
2	ABC2	8	TUV8
3	DEF3	9	WXYZ9
4	GHI4	0	space, 0
5	JKL5		See ‘Special characters
			in names’ on page 12.
6	MNO6		Changes letter case,
			switches between
			letters and numbers

Changing letter case

Press the key to switch between upper- and lower-case

letters. The icon switches to to indicate that you are using lower case.

Entering numbers

To enter numbers while in ABC mode, you can:

•press and hold the corresponding key until the number appears, or

•switch between ABC mode and number mode by

pressing and holding the key.

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