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. Pressing the
key deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
Use the scroll keys 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 ABC icon
shows that it is in ABC mode.
When ABC is displayed, you can enter these characters by
pressing the indicated key repeatedly:
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 and messages’.
6
MNO6
Changes letter case,
switches between letters
and numbers.
13
Changing letter case
Press the
key to switch between upper- and lower-
case letters. The ABC icon switches to abc 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 the
key.