Palm PMG0501000P manual Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols

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Entering lowercase and uppercase letters

By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do one of the following:

•Press Shift ( or ) and then enter a letter. You don’t need to press and hold Shift while entering a letter.

•Press Shift ( or ) twice to turn on Caps Lock and then enter a series of letters. When Caps Lock is on, this symbol appears at the bottom of the screen: . To turn off Caps Lock, press Shift ( or ) again.

TIP You can turn off the first-letter capitalization setting (see Setting input options).

DID YOU KNOW? You can also use the onscreen keyboard to enter letters, numbers, and other characters in applications that support this feature. Tap the keyboard icon in the center at the bottom of any screen where it appears. After opening the keyboard, you can set various input options by tapping the arrow to the right of the keyboard icon.

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:

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•Press Option and then press the key of the desired character. You don’t need to hold Option while pressing the key.

•Press Option twice to turn on Option Lock and then press the desired keys to enter a series of characters. When Option Lock is on, this symbol appears at the bottom of

the screen: . To turn off Option Lock, press Option again.

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