Nokia E63


These hidden functions and tips also apply to Nokia E71 72and Nokia e.

STICKY FUNCTION KEY – A quick double press on the bottom left ‘function’ key locks it. This is helpful in situations when you need to press a combination of keys or in applications like Gmail which can be controlled via the keypad.

(02)-8-MCDO – To dial (02)-8-MCDO: type 028, hit Fn, then Shift twice, type MCDO, and press the Call/Green key to dial. (The idea is to type in the alphabet mode in CAPITAL letters ONLY). The alphabets will automatically be converted to numbers.

TEXT MESSAGES – When in the standby mode, hold down left soft key to read out new text messages.

ASSIGN SHORTCUTS – If you have a lot of applications installed on your E63, you might want to assign additional shortcuts to different applications by definying a set of keypresses with an application called Cute Keys.  Learn how.


GENERAL

  • To get to a symbol or number hold down its key.
  • Shift + Backspace deletes letters after the cursor, thus immitating the behavior of the ‘Delete’ key on the computer.
  • In the Main Menu:
  • A B C D
  • E F G H
  • I J K L

To open A press Fn + 1, Fn + 2 for B, Fn + 3 for C, Fn + * for D, Fn + 4 for E, Fn + 5 for F and so on.

  • Ctrl + C to copy.
  • Ctrl + V to paste.
  • Shift + Left ( or Right ) to select text.
  • Hold Chr + Vowels ( or n ) for accented characters like á or ñ..

GALLERY

  • Green Call to send the image.
  • Fn + * or Fn + Spacebar for full screen.
  • Fn + 7 to zoom in. Press twice for the full screen size.
  • Fn + 4 to scroll left while in the zoomed image.
  • Fn + 5 to zoom in.
  • Fn + 3 to rotate right.
  • Fn + 2 to scroll up while in the zoomed image.
  • Fn + 1 to rotate left.
  • Fn + 0 to zoom out.

STANDBY

  • Hold * to activate/deactivate Bluetooth.
  • Hold # to toggle General / Silent mode.
  • Hold 0 to go to the web browser.
  • Left Soft Key then Fn ( or * ) locks the keypad.
  • Hold End/Red to disconnect all data connections. (This is erroneous – turns off your phone).
  • Hold Left Soft Key to read out new text messages.
  • Hold Space Bar to turn on flash light.
  • Hold Home button to see a list of open applications.
  • Hold keys 1 to 9 for speed dial.
  • *#7780# to Hard Reset.
  • *#7370# to Soft Reset.
  • Type contact name to get a list of matching contacts

MAIL/MESSAGING

  • Shift + Return or Ctrl + Navkey to mark/unmark a single message.
  • Shift + Down or Ctrl + Down to mark multiple items.
  • Fn + Spacebar in new message body to access input (predictive text, etc.) options.
  • Ctrl + Spacebar in new message body to turn on/off predictive text.
  • Ctrl + Navkey to move cursor one word at a time when composing message.
  • Backspace to delete message(s).
  • Green button to send message immediately.

MAPS

  • Shift to zoom in.
  • Backspace to zoom out.
  • Space to go to the current position.

REAL PLAYER

  • Fn + 2 for full screen.
  • Fn + Right for fast forward.
  • Fn + Left for rewind.

WEB

  • 1 for bookmarks.
  • 2 to find something on a page.
  • 3 to return to the previous page.
  • 5 to tab open windows.
  • * to zoom in.
  • # to zoom out.
  • 8 for page overview.
  • 9 to go to a different web page.
  • 0 to got to the homepage.
  • Hit the Backspace key to close the current window.

*source: E63 tips and tricks

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