Entering Text And Numbers; Selecting Input Mode; Entering Text - Mio Digi Walker 8870 User Manual

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Entering Text and Numbers

You can enter text and numbers on your Smartphone using the keypad. You Smartphone
supports three input modes for enter text and numbers: Multipress, T9 and Numeric. The
Multipress and T9 modes are used for entering text and the Numeric mode is used for entering
numbers.

Selecting Input Mode

Icon Input mode
Multipress text input mode, lowercase
Multipress text input mode, uppercase
Multipress text input mode, caps lock

Entering Text

Entering Text in Multipress Mode
To enter a letter in Multipress mode, press the number key on which the letter appears. To
enter the first letter on the number key, press the key once. To enter the second letter, press the
key twice, and so on.
For example:
To enter the letter "s," press 7777.
To enter the word "hat," press 44, 2, 8.
The letter entered most recently is underlined until you have completed the keypresses for the
letter and moved on to the next letter. When you enter letters that are on the same number key,
you must pause after entering the first letter and wait until the underline disappears before
entering the next letter so that the first letter can be processed. For example:
To enter the word "cat," press 222, pause, press 2, pause, and press 8.
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When you select a field that requires text or numeric entry, your
Smartphone will automatically default to the appropriate input
mode.
To change the input modes, press and hold the Asterisk key (
select the input mode you want from the pop-up menu.
The status icon on the top-right corner of the screen shows the input
mode you are currently using. The following table shows the
complete list of input mode status icons.
Icon Input mode
T9 text input mode, lowercase
T9 text input mode, uppercase
T9 text input mode, caps lock
Number input mode
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