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Entering Text
•To accept a word, press .
•To accept a word and insert a space, press the # key.
•Press to erase a single character. Press and hold to delete an
entire entry.
•To enter a period, press 1. To enter other special characters, press 1 and
then repeatedly press 0 to cycle through other special characters until the
desired character is deposed. If the desired character does not display,
press the right softkey for Options and select Symbol.
•To insert a number, press and hold the corresponding number key.
To enter text using T9:
1. From the text entry screen (for example, a new event in scheduler),
press the right softkey for Options and select T9 (English).
2. Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to enter
“Meeting”, press 6 once, 3 twice, 8 once, 4 once, 6 once, and 4 once.)
Alpha Mode
To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alpha mode (see “Selecting a
Character Input Mode” on page 23). Press the corresponding key repeatedly until
the desired character appears.
When the icon is shown, the first letter of the first word is capitalized and
following letters are lowercase. The * key can be used to switch between
uppercase, lowercase, and mixed case.
To enter text using Alpha:
1. From a text entry screen (for example, a Contacts entry), press the right
softkey for Options and select Alpha.
2. Use your keypad to enter the contact's name. (For example, to enter
"Bill", press 2 twice, 4 three times, 5 three times, and then after a brief
pause 5 three times again.) Characters scroll in the following order:
. , @ 1 ? ! * # / P Q R S 7 p q r s 7
A B C 2 a b c 2 T U V 8 t u v 8
D E F 3 d e f 3 W X Y Z 9 w x y z 9
G H I 4 g h i 4 0
J K L 5 j k l 5 Space
M N O 6 m n o 6 Change case
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