Nokia 3100 User Guide - Page 37

Writing text ■ Using traditional text input Press a number key, to , repeatedly until the desired character appears. Not all characters available under a number key are printed on the key. The characters available depend on the language selected in the Phone language menu, see Phone language on page 74. To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key. • If the next letter you want is located on the same key as the present one, wait until the cursor appears, or press any of the scroll keys and then key in the letter. • The most common punctuation marks and special characters are available under the number key . More instructions for writing text, see Tips for writing text on page 37. ■ Tips for writing text The following functions may also be available for writing text: • To insert a space, press . • To move the cursor to the left, right, down or up, press the scroll keys , , or , respectively. • To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press Clear. Press and hold Clear to delete the characters more quickly. To delete all the characters at once when writing a message, press Options and select Clear text. • To insert a word when using the predictive text input, press Options and select Insert word. Write the word using the traditional text input and press Save. The word is also added to the dictionary. • To insert a special character, press Options and select Insert symbol or when using the traditional text input, press , or when using the predictive text input, press and hold . Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved. 37