Entering letters and numbers

Cursor

The cursor is a blinking vertical line that appears on the screen when you are entering text or numbers. Characters

you enter appear to the right of the cursor. Press to

delete the character to the left of the cursor. Use and to move the cursor to the right or left.

ABC mode

When your phone is ready for you to enter text, such as a

name or message, it switches to ABC mode. The icon shows that it is in ABC mode.

When is displayed, you can enter these characters by pressing the indicated key repeatedly:

Key

Characters

Key

Characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

. , ‘ ? ! - 1

7

 

PQRS7

2

ABC2

8

 

TUV8

3

DEF3

9

 

WXYZ9

4

GHI4

0

 

space, 0

5

JKL5

 

 

 

See ‘Special

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

characters in

 

 

 

 

 

names’ on page 12.

6

MNO6

 

 

 

Changes letter case,

 

 

 

 

 

switches between

 

 

 

 

 

letters and numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: After you enter a character, press down on the scroll key to move the cursor over quickly.

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Nokia 5185i manual Entering letters and numbers, Cursor, ABC mode