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Basics
Entering Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols that Appear Above
the Letters on the Keys
Ⅵ Press Option , then press the key with the desired character shown above the
letter. You don’t need to hold down Option while pressing the second key.
Ⅵ To turn Option Lock on, press Option twice. To turn it off, press Option
again. When Option Lock is on, this symbol appears in the lower right:
Tip: Some application views automatically default to Option Lock, such as the Dial Pad of the
Phone application, or the Calculator. In this case, you do not have to hold down
Option to
enter numbers.
Entering Other Symbols and Accented Characters
1. Type the character that corresponds to the symbol or accented character you
want. See the table on the next page.
2. Press Alt .
3. Press Up or Down to highlight the desired character.
4. Press Center to insert the character, or just continue typing the next character.
Tip: In many applications you can view a list of all the alternate characters. From the Edit menu,
choose
Keyboard Help (/G). The alternate characters are grouped according to their similarity to
the corresponding key. For example, the alternate characters available for the e key are é, è, ë,
ê and .
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