Nokia E71 Manual Gives Bad Shortcuts For Nokia Maps
July 17th, 2008 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •
I was confused with what button shortcuts to press on the Nokia E71 to center in my location and zooming. On phones with numeric keypads like the Nokia N95 8GB or the Nokia N82, 0 is for centering, while * (asterisk) and # (pound sign) are for zooming. The Nokia E71 manual also says the same thing. However, there are quicker ways to get the same results and these should have been mentioned on the booklet instead.
Nokia E71 Manual. Photo taken with the Nokia E71.
Nokia Maps Shortcuts
- Spacebar = Center to your position
- Shift = Zoom in
- Delete = Zoom out
As an extra tip, pressing Function + 1 lets you quickly change map modes (Map, 3d, satellite, hybrid). I’m not sure if these shortcuts work for another QWERTY phone, the Nokia E90. If you have one, please try and let us know.
Ramana on 17 July 2008:
WOM World / Nokia » Blog Archive - Nokia enthusiast beats Nokia manual on 17 July 2008:
[...] way to achieve centering and zooming functions. But Mark Guim from The Nokia Blog has found a different method which he claims is quicker. Instead of 0 to center, * and # usually used on a numeric keypad, Mark [...]
gjuta betong on 17 July 2008:
totaly agree, with u. a freind of mine uses SoneEricsson and i really like the shortcuts on taht phone (w800i)
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Property Select on 15 August 2008:
i wish they would publish a full list of keyboard shortcuts in the manual. there must be loads.
mcupert on 6 September 2008:
Thanks for the info, i will try to make my nokia maps even better…
SL on 1 March 2009:
Do you know if there is a way on Nokia maps to see the written leg by leg route you will be taking after having my e71 find a route to a location.
THanks