Phone Basics

Section 2A. Phone Basics 37

Entering Text Using Alpha Mode
1. Select Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Text Input
Mode” on page 35.)
2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the
correct letter appears. (For example, to enter the
word “Bill,” press twice, three times,
three times, and three times again.)
(If you make a mistake, press to erase a single
character. Press and hold to erase an entire
word.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and
the following letters are lowercased. 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:
Note When selecting Dual Language, Spanish characters
are also added to those listed above.
English Sequence
Upper Case
Key
. , @ 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
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
One-character- shifted
Space
Lower Case
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