Entering Characters Using Alpha Mode
To enter characters using Alpha mode (multi-tap key entry):
1.
Select the Alpha mode (See "Selecting a Character Input Mode" on
page 45).
2.
Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter is
displayed. For example, to enter the word "Bill," press
three times,
you make a mistake, press
and hold
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters
are lowercases. 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
parentheses):
Note:
Accented characters are available only if the Dual Language text option
is set to Spanish.
. ,@ 1 ? ! * # /
A B C 2 Á Ã Ç (a b c 2 á ã ç)
ABC
D E F 3 É (d e f 3 é)
DEF
G H I 4 Í (g h i 4 í)
J K L 5 (j k l 5)
JKL
M N O 6 Ó Ñ (m n o 6 ó ñ)
MNO
Tip:
When entering the same letter twice or a different letter on the same
key, wait a few seconds for the cursor to move to the right
automatically, and then select the next letter.
three times, and
JKL
to delete an entire entry.)
three times again. (If
JKL
to erase a single character. Press
P Q R S 7 (p q r s 7)
PQRS
T U V 8 Ú Ü (t u v 8 ú ü)
TUV
W X Y Z 9 (w x y z 9)
WXYZ
Shift
Shift
0
Next
Space
Space
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ABC
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