Text entry
Nokia 6560 User Guide
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5 Text entry
This section gives detailed instructions for entering names, numbers, messages,
and other information into your phone.
• “The phone book” on page 27 tells you how to use and manage names
and numbers.
• “Text messages” on page 74 tells you how to send, receive, and manage
mobile messages.
• ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS
Depending on the kind of information you are entering (names, numbers, or text),
you can enter information into your phone in three ways:
• ABC AND 123 METHODS
You can enter any combination of
numbers and letters into phone book
entries, Web addresses, and more
using the ABC and 123 methods. When
writing messages and notes, predictive
text is available. See “Predictive text”
on page 24 for more information.
The phone shows the current method
with an icon in the upper left corner
of the screen.
Method Icon Description Function
ABC All uppercase letters Entering text. You can switch
the case by pressing the
# key.
All lowercase letters
Sentence style letters
(first letter
capitalized-default)
123 Numbers Entering numbers. You can
switch to number mode if you
press and hold the
# key.
Predictive text Predicts text as you write Writing messages and notes.
Icon
showing
current
entry
method