Using the keyboard
Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols
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•Press Option 
, and then press the key with
the desired character shown above the letter. You don’t need to press and hold Option while pressing the second key. When Option is active, the symbol 
appears in the
•To turn Option Lock on, press Option 
twice. To turn it off, press Option 
once. When Option Lock is on, the symbol 
appears in the
Entering other symbols and accented characters
Symbols and accented characters that do not appear on the keyboard are sometimes called alternate characters because they are entered
using the Alt 
key.
1.Enter the character that corresponds to the symbol or accented character you want. See the table on the next page.
2.Press Alt 
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3.Press Up 
, Down 
, Right 
, or Left 
to highlight the desired character.
4.Press Center 
to insert the character.
Did You Know?
Some application views automatically default to Option Lock, such as the Dial Pad View in the Phone application or the Calculator. In this case, you do not need to press Option to enter numbers.
Did You Know?
Alternate characters are grouped by their similarity to the base key. For example, the alternate characters for the e key are é, è, ë, ê, and 
.
Tip
To see a list of additional alternate characters, position the cursor at the beginning of the line or after a space, and then press Alt.
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