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EnteringCharacters Using AlphabetMode
ToentercharactersbyusingAlphabetmode(multi-tapentry):
1.Select the Alphabet mode (see “ Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 29).
2.Press the corresponding keys 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 delete an entire entry.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercase. 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.
Characters scroll in the following order:
. , @ 1 ? ! * # /
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P QR S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
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