Text Entry; Text Entry Modes - Kyocera Laylo User Manual

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Text Entry

You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in
contacts, text messages, and your banner.

Text Entry Modes

The text entry screen has the following
features:
1. Characters remaining
that you can type.
Allowed message
length can vary
depending on your
service.
2. Text entry fields.
3. Current capitalization setting.
4. Current text entry mode.
Note: The entry mode will default depending
on the task you are doing. For example, when
entering a phone number, you are in Numbers
Only mode. When entering a name for a
contact, you are in Normal Alpha mode.
User Guide
Enter Numbers with Number Keypad
From the text entry field, select Options >
Numbers Only to enter a number when you
press a key once.
The icon indicates you are in Numbers
Only input mode. Press and hold the * Shift
key to switch input modes.
Enter Letters with Number Keypad
From the text entry field, select Options >
Normal Alpha to enter letters. You can enter
text in the following ways:
• To enter a letter, press a key once for the
first letter, twice of the second letter, and so
on. If your phone is set to Spanish,
accented letters are available. Wait for the
cursor to move right and enter the next
character. Press the # Space to enter a
space.
• To change case mode for a single letter,
press that key until you see the letter case
you want. To change the case mode, press
the * Shift key.
• To enter a number, press and hold a number
key until the number appears on the screen.
The icon indicates you are in Normal
Alpha input mode. Press and hold the * Shift
key to switch input modes.
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