Nokia 3587, User Manual

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5 Text entry
Warning: Do not switch on the phone when wireless phone use is prohibited or when
it may cause interference or danger.
You can enter letters, numbers, and special characters from the phone’s keypad when you use
the phone book, calendar, and text messaging or while you browse the Internet. There are two
text entry methods: traditional text entry and predictive text input.
You have four modes available for entering information, based on the type of data you’re entering
(phone book, organizer notes or text messages):
• WRITE WITH ABC AND 123 MODES
A status indicator in the upper left corner of your screen shows what
mode you are using to enter information into your phone (phone book,
calendar, or text messaging). The following table lists the characters
you can use to enter text and numbers from your keypad:
Mode The phone shows Use for
ABC
sentence or title case (first letter
uppercase)
all uppercase letters
all lowercase letters Entering contacts, numbers or
addresses in phone book
Entering notes in Calendar
Writing a text message
123 number entry Entering numbers
Special
characters special characters list Entering punctuation or
special characters
Predictive text in combination with ABC mode indicators Writing SMS text messages or
calendar notes
Key Characters Key Characters
1 . @?!-,&:’1 7 P Q R S 7
2 A B C 2 8 T U V 8
3 D E F 3 9 W X Y Z 9
4 G H I 4 0 Space, 0, return
5 J K L 5 */+ Special characters menu
6 M N O 6 # Changes letter case or mode.