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34 Section 2A. Phone Basics
Entering Text Using Alpha Mode
1. Select the Alpha mode (see “Selecting a Text Input
Mode” on page 32).
2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the
desired letter is displayed. 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 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.
Characters scroll in the following order (lowercase
characters shown in parenthesis):
Note
Accented characters are available only if the Dual
Language text option is set to Spanish.
ABCABC
JKLJKL
JKL
JKL
. ,@ 1 ? ! * # / P Q R S 7 (p q r s 7)
A B C 2 Á Ã Ç (a b c 2 á ã ç)
T U V 8 Ú Ü (t u v 8 ú ü)
D E F 3 É (d e f 3 é) W X Y Z 9 (w x y z 9)
G H I 4 Í (g h i 4 í) Shift
J K L 5 (j k l 5) 0
M N O 6 Ó Ñ (m n o 6 ó ñ) Space
Tip
When entering the same letter twice or a different
letter on the same key, wait a few seconds until the
cursor moves to the right, and then select the next
letter.
PQRSPQRS
ABCABC
TUVTUV
DEFDEF
WXYZWXYZ
Shift
Shift
JKLJKL
Next
Next
MNOMNO
Space
Space
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