Text entry

5 Text entry

Warning: Do not switch on the phone when wireless phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger.

You can enter letters, numbers, and special characters using the phone keypad when working with the phone book, calendar, text messaging, or while browsing the Internet. This section provides detailed instructions for the two text entry methods, that is, traditional text entry and predictive text input.

You have four modes available for entering information, based on the type of data you’re entering (phone book, organizer notes or text messages):

Mode

The phone shows

Use for

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABC

sentence or title case (first letter

Entering names, numbers or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uppercase)

addresses in phone book

 

 

 

 

all uppercase letters

Entering notes in Calendar

 

 

 

 

all lowercase letters

Writing a text message

 

 

 

 

 

 

123

number entry

Entering numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special

special characters list

Entering punctuation or

characters

 

special characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

Predictive text

in combination with ABC mode

Writing SMS text messages or

 

 

 

 

indicators.

calendar notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• WRITE USING ABC AND 123 MODES

A status indicator in the upper left corner of your screen indicates the mode you are in whenever you are entering information into your phone book, calendar, or text messaging.

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Nokia 2270 manual Text entry, Write Using ABC and 123 Modes, Mode Phone shows Use for