Nokia 6610 User Guide

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4. Writing textYou can key in text, for example when writing messages, using the traditional or 
predictive text input.
When you are writing text, the predictive text input is indicated by   and the 
traditional text input by   at the top left of the display. The character case is 
indicated by  ,  , or   next to the text input indicator. You can change 
the character case by pressing  . The number mode is indicated by  , and 
you can change between the letter and number mode by pressing and holding 
.■Setting predictive text input on or offWhen writing text, press Options and select Dictionary.
 To set the predictive text input on, select a language in the dictionary options 
list. Predictive text input is only available for the languages on the list.
 To change back to the traditional text input, select Dictionary off.
Tip: To quickly set the predictive text input on or off when writing text, 
press   twice, or press and hold Options.■Using predictive text inputYou can key in any letter with a single keypress. The predictive text input is based 
on a built-in dictionary to which you can also add new words. 
						

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1. Start writing a word by using the keys   to  . Press each key only once 
for one letter. The word changes after each keystroke.
Example: To write Nokia when the English dictionary is selected, press 
 once for N,   once for o,   once for k,   once for i and 
 once for a:
To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.
More instructions for writing text, see Tips for writing text on page 43.
2. When you have finished writing the word and it is correct, confirm it by adding 
a space with   or by pressing any of the scroll keys. Pressing a scroll key 
also moves the cursor.
If the word is not correct, 
press   repeatedly or press Options and select Matches. When the word 
you want appears, confirm it.
If the ? character is displayed after the word, the word you intended to write is 
not in the dictionary. To add the word to the dictionary, press Spell, key in the 
word (traditional text input is used) and press Save. When the dictionary 
becomes full, the new word replaces the oldest one that was added.
3. Start writing the next word. 
						

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Writing compound wordsKey in the first part of the word and confirm it by pressing  . Write the last part 
of the word and confirm the word.■Using traditional text inputPress a number key,   to  , repeatedly until the desired character appears. 
Not all characters available under a number key are printed on the key. The 
characters available depend on the language selected in the Language menu, see 
Language on page 87.
To insert a number while in letter mode, press and hold the desired number key.
 If the next letter you want is located on the same key as the present one, wait 
until the cursor appears, or press any of the scroll keys and then key in the 
letter.
  The most common punctuation marks and special characters are available 
under the number key  .
More instructions for writing text, see Tips for writing text on page 43.■Tips for writing textThe following functions may also be available for writing text:
 To insert a space, press  .
 To move the cursor to the left, right, down or up, press the scroll keys  ,  , 
 or  , respectively. 
						

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 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.
 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  , 
or when using the predictive text input, press and hold  , or press Options 
and select Insert symbol.
Press any of the scroll keys to scroll to a character and press Use to select the 
character.
You can also scroll to a character by pressing  ,  ,   or  , and 
select the character by pressing  .
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 it in the phone book and press OK.
 To insert a name from the phone book, press Options and select Insert name. 
To insert a phone number or a text item attached to the name, press Options 
and select View details. 
						

							Phone book (Names)
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5. Phone book (Names)You can save names and phone numbers in the phone’s memory (internal phone 
book) and in the SIM card’s memory (SIM phone book).
 The internal phone book may save up to 300 names with numbers and text 
notes for each name. The number of names that can be saved depends on the 
length of the names, and the number and length of phone numbers and text 
items.
The phone book uses shared memory, see Shared memory on page 20.
 The phone supports SIM cards that can save up to 250 names and phone 
numbers. Names and numbers saved in the SIM card’s memory, are indicated 
by .■Selecting the phone book settingsPress Names and select Settings. Select
Memory in use to select the phone book you want to use. To recall names and 
numbers from both phone books, select Phone and SIM. In that case, the names 
and numbers will be saved in the phone’s memory.
Phone book view to select how the names (and numbers) in the phone book are 
displayed.
Memory status to see how many names and phone numbers are currently 
saved and how many can still be saved in the selected phone book. 
						

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■Saving names and phone numbers (Add name)Names and numbers will be saved in the used memory, see Selecting the phone 
book settings above.
1. Press Names and select Add name.
2. Key in the name and press OK. See Using traditional text input on page 43.
3. Key in the phone number, and press OK. To key in the numbers, see Making a 
call on page 36.
4. When the name and number are saved, press Done.
Tip: Quick save In standby mode, key in the phone number. Press Options, 
and select Save. Key in the name, press OK and Done. Saving multiple numbers and text items per nameYou can save different types of phone numbers and short text items per name in 
the phone’s internal phone book.
The first number saved is automatically set as the default number and it is 
indicated with a frame around the number type indicator, for example  . When 
you select a name from the phone book, for example to make a call, the default 
number is used unless you select another number.
1. Make sure that the memory in use is either Phone or Phone and SIM. See 
Selecting the phone book settings on page 45.
2. To access the list of names and phone numbers, press   or   in standby 
mode. 
						

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3. Scroll to the name saved in the phone’s internal phone book to which you want 
to add a new number or text item, and press Details.
4. Press Options and select Add number or Add detail.
5. Select one of the following number types   General,  Mobile,  Home, 
 Office and   Fax,
or text types   E-mail address,  Web address,  Postal address and   
Note.
To change the number or text type, select Change type in the options list.
6. Key in the number or text item and press OK to save it.
7. Press Back and then Exit to return to standby mode.Changing the default numberPress   or   in standby mode, scroll to the name you want and press Details. 
Scroll to the number you want to set as the default number. Press Options and 
select Set as default.■Searching for a name in the phone book1. Press Names and select Search.
2. You can key in the first characters of the name you are searching for in the 
pop-up window. 
Press   and   to scroll through the names in the list, and   and   to 
move the cursor in the pop-up window. 
						

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3. Scroll to the name you want, and press Details. Scroll to view the details of the 
selected name.
Tip: To quickly find a name and phone number, press   or   in standby 
mode. Key in the first letter(s) of the name, and/or scroll to the name you 
want.
Tip: To quickly view a specific name with the default phone number, press 
and hold   at the name while scrolling through the names.■Editing a name, number or text itemSearch for the name (and number) you want to edit and press Details. Scroll to the 
name, number or text item you want to edit, and press Options. Select Edit name, 
Edit number, or Edit detail, and edit the name, number, or text and press OK.■Deleting names and numbersPress Names and select Delete.
 To delete names and numbers one by one, select One by one and scroll to the 
name (and number) you want to delete. Press Delete and press OK to confirm.
 To delete names and numbers in the phone book all at once, select Delete all 
and then scroll to the phone book, Phone or SIM card and press Delete. Press 
OK and confirm with the security code. 
						

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■Copying phone booksYou can copy names and phone numbers from the phone’s memory to your SIM 
card’s memory and vice versa.
1. Press Names and select Copy.
2. Select the copying direction, From phone to SIM card or From SIM card to 
phone.
3. Select One by one, All or Default numbers.
 If you select One by one, scroll to the name you want to copy and press 
Copy.
Default numbers is shown if you copy from the phone to the SIM card. Only the 
default numbers will be copied.
4. To choose whether you want to keep or delete the original names and numbers, 
select Keep original or Move original.
 If you select All or Default numbers, press OK when Start copying? or Start 
moving? is displayed.■Sending and receiving a business cardYou can send and receive a person’s contact information as a business card either 
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Receiving a business card
To receive a business card via IR, make sure that your phone is ready to receive 
data through its IR port, see Infrared on page 11 2. The user of the other phone can 
now send the name and phone number via Infrared.
When you have received a business card via IR or as an OTA message, press Show. 
Press Save to save the business card in the phone’s memory. To discard the 
business card, press Exit and then OK.
Sending a business card
You can send a business card via IR or as an OTA message to a compatible phone 
or other handheld device which supports the vCard standard.
1. To send a business card, search for the name and phone number you want to 
send from the phone book, press Details and Options and select Send bus. card.
2. To send the business card via IR, make sure that the other phone or the PC is 
set up to receive data via its IR port and select Via infrared.
To send the business card as an OTA message, select Via text message.■Speed dialsTo assing a number to a speed dialling key, press Names, select Speed dials and 
scroll to the speed dialling key number you want.
Press Assign, press Search, and select first the name and then the number you 
want to assign. If a number has already been assigned to the key, press Options, 
and you can view, change or delete the assigned number. If the Speed dialling