Entering Characters Using AlphabetMode
ToentercharactersusingAlphabetMode(multi-tapkeyentry):
1.Select the Alphabet mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 44.)
2.Press the corresponding key repeatedly until the desired 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.
Charactersscrollinthefollowingorder:
Key | English Sequence |
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ABC | . , @ 1 ? ! * # / | a b c 2 |
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DEF | D E F 3 | d e f 3 |
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GHI | G H I 4 | g h i 4 |
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JKL | J K L 5 | j k l 5 |
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MNO | M N O 6 | m n o 6 |
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PQRS | P Q R S 7 | p q r s 7 |
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TUV | T U V 8 | t u v 8 |
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WXYZ | W X Y Z 9 | w x y z 9 |
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Space | Space |
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Shift | Caps Lock | Unshifted | ||
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