3. Text entry
The Nokia 6305i phone offers several methods for entering text and numbers:
T9Word
(sentence, all caps, and lowercase),
Abc
,
ABC
,
123
, and
Symbols
.
•
Press the clear key to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
•
Press and hold the clear key to backspace continuously and delete all characters.
•
Press # to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word, when in the
subject or text area of a message, or entering a contact or group name.
•
Press 1 to enter the symbol mode, when in the subject or text area of a message.
•
Press * to switch between sentence case, upper case and lower case when in
T9Word
or
Abc
mode when in the text area of a message, or entering a contact
or group name. Press and hold * each time to switch between
T9Word
,
Abc
,
and
123
modes when in the text area of a message, or entering a contact or
group name.
•
Press the entry mode soft key, and select
Symbols
to insert special characters
into your message. Depending on which screen you are viewing, this may be
either the left or right selection key. The entry mode soft key will display the
currently selected entry mode (
T9Word
,
Abc
,
ABC
,
123
, or
Symbols
). Symbols
are not allowed in contact or group names.
■ T9Word (T9) mode
T9 mode allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad and the built-in
dictionary. T9 mode is much faster than the standard mode method because you
only press the corresponding key on your keypad once for each letter.
Activate or deactivate
To activate or deactivate T9, at any text entry screen press the entry mode soft
key, and scroll through the options.
T e x t e n t r y
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T9 text entry
The illustration below simulates your display each time a key is pressed. For example,
to write Verizon with T9 text on and the English dictionary selected, press each of
the following keys once:
8
3
7
4
9 6 6
•
If a displayed word is not correct, press 0 to scroll through other word options.
•
If your word does not appear, delete your entry and press the entry mode soft
key to change the mode to
Abc
. Re-enter your word using the multi-tap mode.
■ Abc (multi-tap) mode
Press the entry mode soft key, and select
Abc
for sentence case or
ABC
for upper case.
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.
■ Numbers (123)
To switch to number mode from any other mode, press the entry mode soft key,
and select
123
.
G e t I t N o w
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