Nokia 6260: 4. Write text

4. Write text: Nokia 6260

Write text

Options during a call

Warning: Do not hold the device near your ear

Many of the options that you can use during a call are

when the loudspeaker is in use, because the volume may

network services. For availability, contact your service

be extremely loud.

provider.

During a call, select Options and from the available

options.

4. Write text

Text modes

Traditional text input

To enter text (for example, when writing messages) you

Press a number key, 2-9, repeatedly until the desired

can use traditional or predictive text input.

character appears. The available characters depend on the

selected writing language.

When you write text, press and hold Options to switch

between traditional text input, indicated by

, and

If the next letter you want is located on the same key as

the present one, wait until the cursor appears, and enter

predictive text input, indicated by

. Not all languages

the letter.

are supported by predictive text input.

To access the most common punctuation marks and

The character cases are indicated by

, , and .

special characters, press 1 repeatedly. To access the list of

To change the character case, press #. To change from the

special characters, press *. To insert a space, press 0.

letter to number mode, indicated by

, press and hold

#, and select Number mode. To change from the number

Predictive text input

to the letter mode, press and hold #.

Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary to

To set the writing language, select Options > Writing

which you can also add new words.

language.

1. Start writing a word, using the keys 2 to 9. Press each

key only once for one letter.

2. To confirm a word, scroll right or add a space.

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