Nokia 2280 manual Enter numbers, Enter punctuation or other characters

Text entry

Enter numbers

Your phone automatically switches to 123 mode when entering a number into your phone book or entering a number in text messaging. When in ABC mode, you can insert numbers using any of the following methods:

•Press and hold the # key for two seconds to switch to 123 mode, then press the desired number keys.

•Press and hold # again to return to ABC mode.

•Press and hold the desired number key until the number appears on the display.

•Press the desired key repeatedly until the desired number appears.

Enter punctuation or other characters

You can enter punctuation, specials characters, and symbols while writing text messages, entering notes in the Organizer, creating phone book entries, or browsing the Internet. The illustration shows a sample of the available characters.

ENTER PUNCTUATION OR SPECIAL CHARACTERS

Depending on the type of text you are entering, you can add punctuation or special characters by doing any of the following:

•Press 1 repeatedly while in ABC mode to cycle through some of the most common punctuation marks and special characters.

•Press */+ to activate the special characters list. A screen appears displaying the available special characters.

•Use the scroll keys to highlight the desired character, then press Select.

Important: Some networks may not support all language- dependent characters.

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