Text Entry; Standard Mode - Nokia 3155 User Manual

T e x t e n t r y

3. Text entry

You can use two methods for entering text and numbers: standard mode and
predictive text mode.
Select Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character. Select and hold
to backspace continuously and delete characters.

■ Standard mode

Standard mode is the only way to enter text into the contacts list and to rename
caller groups.
Text (Abc)
• Press a key once to insert the first letter on the key, twice for the second
letter, etc. If you pause briefly, the last letter in the display is accepted and
your device awaits the next entry.
• Press 0 to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word.
• Press 1 to insert a period into your message.
• Press * to display a complete list of special characters.
• Press and hold # to bring up the
or Dictionary off,
Numbers (123)
To switch to 123 mode from Abc mode, press and hold # at any message entry
screen to bring up the
Dictionary off, and Writing
to the message entry screen and switches the Abc icon in the upper left corner of
the display to the 123 icon (or back).
Punctuation and special characters
While at any text entry screen, press * to display special characters (press and hold *
if predictive text is on). Press * again to cycle through all available characters. Scroll
to navigate through the list of special characters. With a character highlighted,
select Insert to insert the character into your message.
■ Predictive text mode
Much faster than the standard mode method, predictive text input enables you to
write messages quickly using your keypad and the built-in dictionary. In predictive
text mode, your phone predicts the words as you enter them.
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Editor settings (Number
Writing language).
Editor settings menu list of
language. Select
mode,
Number mode,
Number mode, and the device returns
Clear
Dictionary on
Dictionary on or