Abstract: A method for inputting at least one alphanumeric character by a user interface of an electronic device. The user interface has a display screen with a first display area for displaying at least one entered alphanumeric character, and a second display area for displaying an alphanumeric character that is being entered. The electronic device also has a command input element for inputting a scrolling control for scrolling alphanumeric characters displayed in the second display area. The method includes: detecting a scrolling command input by the command element triggering a scrolling of alphanumeric characters applied to a character in the second display area, displaying a current character in the second display area following the scrolling, detecting an event of entering the current alphanumeric character, displaying, following the detection of the event, the current character in the first display area, and deleting the current character from the second display area.