Text Entry - Motorola C257 Manual

Some features require you to select an option from a list:
Phonebook
another long
jeff
View
Press the
long name
key to see
normal
details of
[New Entry]
highlighted
option.
View
Press
sub-menu
• Scroll up or down to highlight the option you want.
• In a numbered list, press a number key to highlight an
option.
• In an alphabetised list, press a key repeatedly to cycle
through the letters and highlight the closest matching
option on the list.
• When an option has a list of possible settings, scroll
left or right to select the setting.
• When an option has a list of possible numeric values,
press a number key to set the value.
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Press # in any text entry screen to select one of the
following entry methods:
Primary The primary text entry method (see
below to set).
Numeric Enter numbers only (see page 38).
Symbol Enter symbols only (see page 38).
Secondary The secondary text entry method (see
below to set).
Alternatively, you can select a text entry method in any text
entry screen by pressing M > Entry Mode.
iTAP™ mode
Press # in a text entry screen to switch to iTAP mode. If
you don't see j or p, press M > Entry Setup to set iTAP
mode as your primary or secondary text entry mode.
iTAP mode lets you enter words using one keypress per
letter. The iTAP software combines your keypresses into
common words and predicts each word as you enter it.
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Highlighted
Option
BACK
Press the
key to go back to
previous screen.
BACK
M
to open

text entry

Some features let you enter text.
For indicator
descriptions, see
following section
Vh
Message
Flashing
cursor indicates
insertion point.
INSERT
INSERT
Press the key
to insert a quick note,
Press
picture or sound.
open sub-menu.
choosing a text entry method
Multiple text entry methods make it easy for you to enter
names, numbers and messages. The method you select
remains active until you select another method.
For example, if you press 7 7 6 4, your phone
displays:
Message
[prog
proh spoi
OK
OK
Press key to enter
"prog".
• If you want a different word (such as Progress), continue
pressing keypad keys to enter the remaining
characters.
• Press 1 to enter punctuation or other characters.
tap mode
Press # in a text entry screen to switch to tap mode. If you
do not see g or m, press M > Entry Setup to set tap mode as
your primary or secondary text entry mode.
To enter text in tap mode, press a keypad key repeatedly to
cycle through the letters and number on the key. Repeat this
step to enter each letter.
Character
Counter
765
Cancel
Cancel
Press the key
M
to exit without saving
to
any changes.
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DELETE
DELETE
Press the key to
delete last letter.
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