Nokia 2112 manual Text entry, Standard mode, Predictive text input

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.

•T9 predictive input is a quick and easy method for writing messages, creating a calendar note.

This phone also supports entering text in Hindi. You can compose and send messages in the Hindi language, when the phone language selected is Hindi. Please refer to the Hindi version of this user guide for more details.

■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 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.

T e x t e n t r y

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).

•Press Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character.

•Press and hold Clear to 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). You can navigate through the list of special characters by using the scroll key. Once a character is highlighted, press Use to insert the character into your message.

■Predictive text input

Predictive text input allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad and the built-in dictionary. It is much faster than the standard mode method, because for each letter, you only press the corresponding key on your keypad once.