Motorola V3 manual Using Tap Mode, Tap Mode Text Entry Rules

Using Tap Mode

This is the basic text entry mode on your phone.

Tap mode cycles through the letters and number of the key you press. Tap Extended mode also cycles through additional symbols as shown in the “Character Chart” on page 52.

If necessary, press #in a text entry screen to switch to Tap mode. An indicator shows which mode is active (see

page 45). If Tap or Tap Extended is not set as the Primary or Secondary entry mode, see page 44.

Learning to Use Your Phone

Tap Mode Text Entry Rules

•Press a keypad key repeatedly to cycle through its characters. For example, you would press 2one time to enter “a,” two times to enter “b,” three times to enter “c,” or four times to enter “2.”

•After 2 seconds, Tap mode accepts the character, and the cursor moves to the next position.

•The first character of every sentence is capitalized. If necessary, press Sdown to change the character to lowercase before the cursor moves to the next position.

•Press Sto move the flashing cursor to enter or edit message text.

•If you do not want to save your text or text edits, press Oto exit without saving.

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