How To Compose ? Here's how to use the Nokia Composer to enter a tone. Notes Enter notes a - g by pressing keys 1 - 7 i.e. 1 = c 2 = d 3 = e 4 = f 5 = g 6 = a 7 = b Duration Decrease by pressing 8 Increase by pressing 9 Duration steps from 1 to 32 (32 shortest, 1 longest - 1 second) Octaves Press * to cycle through all three octaves Pause Add a pause by pressing 0. You can increase or decrease the pause using keys 8 and 9 as usual. Sharp (Slighter higher tone) To use a sharp press the hash (#) key. A # symbol appears next to the note. Dotted Note To create a dotted note (a note with a short pause) press the note-key (1-7) and hold for a second. A . will appear next to the note.