Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad:
1.Select the Alpha mode (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 34.)
2.Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter appears (for example, to enter the word
“Bill,” press 
twice, 
three times, 
three
times, press 
to advance the cursor or wait for it to
advance automatically, then press 
three times
again). (If you make a mistake, press 
to erase a
single character. Press and hold 
to erase all text.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercase. After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.
Characters scroll in the following order:
. ,@ 1 ?! * # /
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
0
Space
Shift
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