Nokia 5170i Nokia 5170i User Guide in English - Page 18

Entering letters and numbers, Cursor, ABC mode

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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 1 . , ' ? ! - 1 2 ABC2 3 DEF3 4 GHI4 5 JKL5 6 MNO6 Key Characters 7 PQRS7 8 TUV8 9 WXYZ9 0 space, 0 See 'Special characters in names' on page 12. 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. 11

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