Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alphabet mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on pages 76-77).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 Spanish mode, characters scroll in the following order.

See page 45 for changing Spanish 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.

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Using Smart Punctuation

“Smart punctuation” is available using in T9 mode. It’s a quick and easy way to type email domains, possessive forms and contractions. When you

press , T9 displays a period.

However, as you continue to type, T9 determines the appropriate mark based on your word database.

For example, to type “It’s easy.”

Press .

Tip: The beginning of the word after the space is changed to upper/lower case depending on the entry field. You can change the shift by pressing .

Entering Symbols, Numbers and Smile Pictures

Entering SYMBOL

To enter symbols, select the SYMBOL mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on pages 76-77.)

1.In a text entry field, press right softkey.

2.Highlight SYMBOL and press .

3.Highlight the line that includes your desired symbol.

4.Press the corresponding key (1~0) with each symbol. or

Highlight your desired symbol by using the Navigation key, and press

.

Entering NUMBER

To enter numbers, select the NUMBER mode and press the appropriate key (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on pages 76-77).

1.In a text entry field, press right softkey.

2.Highlight NUMBER and press .

3.Press the corresponding numeric key to enter the number.

Shortcut: Press and hold the corresponding numeric key to enter the number directly.

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Sanyo SCP-6400 manual Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad, Using Smart Punctuation, Entering Symbol, Entering Number