T e x t e n t r y11Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved.3. Text entryYou can use two methods for enteringtext and numbers: standard mode andpredictive text mode.• Select Clear to backspace thecursor and delete a character.• Select and hold Clear to backspacecontinuously and deletecharacters.■ Standard modeStandard mode is the only way to entertext into the contacts list and torename caller groups.Text (Abc)Press a key once to insert the firstletter on the key and twice for thesecond letter, etc. If you pause briefly,the last letter in the display is acceptedand your device awaits the next entry.• Press 0 to enter a space and accepta completed word.• Press 1 to insert a period into yourmessage.• Press and hold * to display acomplete list of special characters.• Press and hold # to switch betweenletters and numbers.Numbers (123)To switch from Abc mode to 123 mode,press and hold # at any message entryscreen.Punctuation and specialcharactersWhile at any text entry screen, press *to display special characters (press andhold * if predictive text is on). Press *again to cycle through all availablecharacters. To navigate through the listof special characters, use the scrollkeys. Once a character is highlighted,select Use to insert the character intoyour message.■ Predictive text modeTo write messages quickly, usepredictive text mode with your keypadand the built-in dictionary.Predictive text mode is much fasterthan the standard mode methodbecause you do not need to scrollthrough the letters on each key to spella word. The dictionary determineswhich word to enter based on the keysselected.