Sprint Nextel 800w manual Entering Lowercase and Uppercase Letters

The screen backlight remains on until there is no keyboard activity for 30 seconds, and then the screen dims. The screen backlight turns off automatically when the screen turns off or when you are on a call or playing music in the background for longer than the time specified in Backlight Settings. The screen backlight also turns off when an application’s power-saving features turn it off. You can set different shut-off intervals depending on whether the Treo is operating on battery power or is connected to an external power source.

To change the screen backlight shut-off interval, do the following:

1.Press Start and select Settings.

2.Select the System tab, and then select Backlight .

3.On the Battery Power tab, select a shut-off interval from the list.

4.Select the External Power tab and select a shut-off interval from the list.

5.Press OK .

Tip

You can also adjust the backlight brightness. See “Adjusting the Brightness” on page 322 for details.

Entering Lowercase and Uppercase Letters

By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do one of the following:

⬤Press Shift and then enter a letter. (You don’t need to press and hold Shift while entering a letter. When Shift is active, this symbol appears at the bottom of the screen: .)

⬤Press Shift twice to turn on Caps Lock, and then enter a series of letters. (When Caps Lock is on, this symbol appears at the bottom of the screen: . To turn off Caps Lock, press Shift again.)

Tip

You can turn off the first-letter capitalization setting. For details see “Setting Input Options” on page 326.

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