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24 2A. Phone Basics
Entering Text Using Alpha Mode
In Alpha mode, also known as multi-tap entry, you press keys
one, two, three, or four times to enter the letters you see on the
keypad.
The ABC mode is indicated a the bottom-right of the text screen.
Each consecutive press of alters the mode to cycle among:
ABC (all characters are written in uppercase), abc (all characters
are written in lowercase), and
Abc (only the initial character is
uppercase, all other characters is the same word are written in
lowercase).
For example, press once for “a,” twice for “b”, or three times
for “c”; or press once for “p,” twice for “q,” three times for
“r,” or four times for “s.”
1. From a screen where you can enter text, press Options (right
softkey)
> Text Mode > Alpha.
2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the correct
letter appears. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,” press
twice, three times, three times, and
three times again.)
Ⅲ (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 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:
Note
When selecting Dual Language, Spanish characters are
also added to those listed above.
English Sequence
Upper Case
Key
. , @ 1 ? !
*
# /
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
a b c 2
d e f 3
g h i 4
j k l 5
m n o 6
p q r s 7
t u v 8
w x y z 9
0
Space
Shift Caps Lock Unshift
Lower Case
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