Sharp SCH-R850 Entering Text, Changing Text Entry Screens, Phone-Style 3X4 Touch Keypad

Section 6: Entering Text

This section details how to select the type of text entry screen (phone-style touch keypad, QWERTY touch keypad, or divided or full-screen handwriting recognition panel). This section also describes how to select the desired text entry mode when using the phone-style touch keypad or the QWERTY keyboard-style touch keypad.

Changing Text Entry Screens

Phone-Style (3X4) Touch Keypad

This is the default text entry screen for most features and functions that require you to enter text, numbers, and/or characters (such as punctuation and polarity signs.)

You can change your settings in any screen where you enter text, and you can also access the settings by selecting Menu ➔ Messaging ➔

Message Settings ➔ Keypad / Entry

Mode.

Built-in QWERTY Keypad

Your device also has a keyboard-style touch keypad, commonly called QWERTY, that you can access by doing the following:

1.From the Phone Touch Keypad screen or from either of the

Handwriting Recognition screens, press the down arrow

button ( ) (at the upper right corner of the screen). The following options appear in the display:

•3X4 Keypad — Displays the phone-style touch keypad.

•QWERTY — Displays the keyboard-style touch keypad, in landscape mode.

•Handwriting box — Displays the divided text entry screen with the handwritten text entry field at the bottom. Recognized text appears in the upper field.

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