Palm 680 manual Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols

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M O V I N G A R O U N D O N Y O U R P A L M ® T R E O ™ 6 8 0 S M A R T P H O N E

C H A P T E R

TIP When using the keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the Treo with two hands and use the tips of both thumbs to press the keys.

DID YOU KNOW? The Treo 680 includes a keyboard backlight that turns on and off when the screen turns on or off. The backlight also dims when an active call lasts longer than a specified period of time. See Optimizing power settings to adjust the automatic shut-off and dimming intervals.

Entering lowercase and uppercase letters

•To enter lowercase letters, press the desired keys.

•To enter an uppercase letter, press

Shift/Find and then press a letter key. You don’t need to press and hold

Shift/Find while entering a letter. When Shift is active, an up arrow appears in the lower-right corner of the screen.

•To turn Option Lock on, press Option

twice. To turn it off, press Option

once. When Option Lock is on, the

•To turn Caps Lock on, press Shift/

Find twice. To turn it off, press

Shift/Find once. When Caps Lock is on, an underlined up arrow appears in the lower-right corner of the screen.

Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols

Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To enter these characters, do one of the following:

Symbol

Letter

•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 lower-right corner of the screen.

symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the screen.

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