41Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved.■ Using traditional text inputPress a number key, to , repeatedly until the desired characterappears. Not all characters available under a number key are printed on the key.The characters available depend on the language selected in the Language menu,see Language on page 84.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, waituntil the cursor appears, or press any of the scroll keys and then key in theletter.• The most common punctuation marks and special characters are availableunder the number key .More instructions for writing text, see Tips for writing text on page 41.■ Tips for writing textThe 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 Clearto delete the characters more quickly.To delete all the characters at once when writing a message, press Options andselect Clear text.