Nokia 2260 manual Text entry, Enter letters ABC mode, Enter numbers 123 mode, Delete Mistakes

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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 contact list.

•Predictive text input - for writing text messages, picture messages, and e-mails. For more detail, see “Predictive text” on page 35.

•STANDARD TEXT ENTRY

Current entry method

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 contact list, your phone automatically switches to the ABC mode and

displays the icon.

1 Find 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.

Enter numbers (123 mode)

To enter numbers:

1Press and hold # to switch to 123 mode. Press the appropriate number key to enter a number.

OR

While in ABC mode, press and hold the corresponding number key until the number appears. If you make a mistake, press Clear to delete that character.

2To return to the ABC mode, press and hold # again for two seconds.

DELETE MISTAKES

If you make a mistake, press Clear as needed to delete one or more characters. Press and hold Clear to delete the entire field of characters.

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