Nokia 8265 - ABC mode

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ABC mode

When you add new names to the phone book, your phone automatically
switches to the ABC mode and displays the

icon.

1

Find the key that has the letter you want to enter.

2

Press it as many times as needed for the letter to appear on the
screen. For example, to enter the name Nokia:

Press

N

Press

(to change to lower case input)

Press

o

Press

k

Press

i

Press

a

ENTER SPACES AND PUNCTUATION

To enter a space, press

once.

To enter punctuation, press

repeatedly until the character you

want appears.

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Depending on the selected display language, the following characters
may be available:

Note: Some networks may not support all language-dependent
characters.

ERASE MISTAKES

If you make a mistake, press Clear as needed to erase one or more
characters. Press and hold Clear to erase the entire field of characters.

CHANGE FROM CAPITAL (UPPERCASE) LETTERS

To switch between capital (uppercase) and lowercase letters, press

.

The

icon in the upper left corner of the screen switches to

, indicating that you can now enter lowercase letters.

Key

Characters

Key

Characters

1

. , ’ ? ! @ - 1

8

T U V 8

2

A B C 2

9

W X Y Z 9

3

D E F 3

0

Enters an empty space or
0.

4

G H I 4

*

Special characters and
punctuation

5

J K L 5

#

Changes letter case; long
press toggles between text
input mode and number
input mode

6

M N O 6

Moves cursor to the left of

character.

7

P Q R S 7

Moves cursor to the right
of character.

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To switch back to capital letters again, press

.

USE PUNCTUATION AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS

In the ABC mode, you can enter special characters by pressing and holding

. The following characters are available:

. , @ ? ! : ; -

+ # * ( ) \ ‘ “

_ & $ % / < > =

Use the scroll key to highlight the character you want to use and press
Insert. If you are on the first character and want to access a special
character that appears toward the end of the list, press

to jump

to the end of the list.

Tip: You can use the number keys,

,

,

and

to maneuver through the special character list. Press

to select the character you want to use.