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
12
Changing letter case
Press the
key (the Case key, shown on the phone diagram
on this guide’s inside front cover) to switch between upper-
and lower-case letters. The
icon switches to
to
indicate that you are using lower case.
Entering numbers
To enter numbers while in ABC mode, you can:
• press and hold the corresponding key until the number
appears, or
• switch between ABC mode and number mode by pressing
and holding
.