 
■ Writing text using the messaging keyboard
When the flip is open, you can start to write a message or a note. 
For example, press 
Menu
and select
Messages
,
Text messages
and
Create message
,
see
Writing and sending messages
on page
63
.
Tip: To quickly start writing a message move the joystick to the left in 
standby mode.
Or: Press any of the letter keys in standby mode (except the pause character p or 
the wait character w) to open the Notes application, see 
Notes
on page
142
.
The following functions are available when writing text, while the flip is open:
• To insert a number, press any of the number keys. Pressing a number key in
standby mode initiates a normal call procedure.
• To switch between lower and upper-case letters, indicated by
,
or
on the top left of the display, or to key in symbols, press either
or
on the keyboard. You can either press the shift key and the desired
 
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character consecutively, or press and hold both the shift key and the desired 
letter key at the same time. To write in upper case only, press 
or
twice.
• To delete characters from the display, press
or
Clear
. Pressing backspace
briefly clears one character at a time, while a longer keypress deletes 
characters more quickly.
• To add a space, press one of the space keys
or
.
• To force a line break, press
.