Nokia 6170 - Tips for writing text

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Tips for writing text

The following functions may also be available for writing text:

• To insert a space, press

.

• To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.

• To move the cursor to the left, right, down, or up, press the corresponding scroll

key.

• To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press

Clear

. Press and hold

Clear

to delete the characters more quickly.

To delete all the characters at once when writing a message, press

Options

and

select

Clear text

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• To insert a word when using the predictive text input, press

Options

, and select

Insert word

. Write the word using the traditional text input, and press

Save

.

The word is also added to the dictionary.

• To insert a special character when using the traditional text input, press

.

When using the predictive text input, press and hold

, or press

Options

,

and select

Insert symbol

. To insert a smiley when using traditional text input,

press

twice. When using predictive text input, press and hold

for

special characters, and press once again for smileys. Scroll to a character and
press

Use

to select it.

The following options are available when writing text messages:

• To insert a number while in letter mode, press

Options

, and select

Insert

number

. Key in the phone number, or search for it in

Contacts

, and press

OK

.

• To insert a name from

Contacts

, press

Options

, and select

Insert contact

. To

insert a phone number or a text item attached to the name, press

Options

, and

select

View details

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