Nokia 1260 specifications Text entry, Standard Text Input, Enter letters ABC mode

Text entry

4 Text entry

There are two ways to enter letters and numbers into your phone:

•Standard text input - for making entries in the phone book.

Current entry method

•Predictive text input - for writing text messages, picture messages, and e-mails. For more detail, see “Write with predictive text” on page 33.

•STANDARD TEXT INPUT

Standard text input is used when entering text into information prompts. You can use this method for all text entry, but predictive text input is the faster method for writing messages.

Enter letters (ABC mode)

When you add new names to the phone book, your phone automatically switches to the ABC

mode and displays the icon.

1Find the key that has the letter you want to enter.

2Press the key as many times as needed for the letter to appear on the screen. For example, to enter the name STEVE:

Press	S
Press	T
Press	E
Press	V
Press	E

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