Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad,select the Alphabet

mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode”on page 22).

Press the corresponding key until the desired character appears.

By default,the first letter of a word is capitalized and following

letters are lowercase.

Characters scroll in the following order:

In French mode,characters scroll in the following order.

See page 22 for changing French entering mode.

After a character is entered,the cursor automatically advances to

the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character

not on the same key.

Tip:The beginning of the word after the space is changed to

upper/lower case depending on shift mode. You can change the shift

mode by pressing .

French Sequence
Upper Case
Key
. , @ 1 ? ! * # /
A B C À Â Ç 2
D E F É È Ê Ë 3
G H I Î Ï 4
J K L 5
M N O Ô 6
P Q R S 7
T U V Ù Û Ü 8
W X Y Z 9
a b c à â ç 2
d e f é è ê ë 3
g h i î ï 4
j k l 5
m n o ô 6
p q r s 7
t u v ù û ü 8
w x y z 9
0
Space
Unshifted One-character- shifted Caps Lock
Lower Case
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
Space
Unshifted One-character- shifted Caps Lock
Lower Case

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