Nokia 2116 User Manual

Text entry

You can use two methods for entering text and numbers:

• Traditional text input is the only way to enter text into

the contacts list, and to rename caller groups.

• Predictive text is a quick and easy method for writing

messages and creating a calendar note.

Traditional text input

Text (Abc)

• 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.

• Press 0 to enter a space thereby accepting a completed

word.

• Press 1 to enter a period (.).
• Press * to display special characters. See more about

special characters on the following pages.

• Press # to change the text input mode. The following

icons (not the descriptions) appear in the upper left of
the display screen:

Uppercase text: traditional text input is on.

Lowercase text: traditional text input is on.

Sentence case text: traditional text input is

on.

Numbers (123)

To switch to 123 mode from Abc mode, press and hold #
at any message entry screen until the icon in the upper left
corner of the display switches from Abc to 123 (or vice
versa).

• Select

Clear

to backspace the cursor and delete a

character.

• Select and hold

Clear

to backspace continuously and

delete characters.

Punctuation and special characters

While at any text entry screen, press * to display special
characters (press and hold * if predictive text is on). To
navigate through the list of special characters, use the
scroll key. Highlight a character and select

Insert

to insert

the character into your message.