Enter And Save Information - Palm Pre Plus User Manual

Enter and save information

Use the keyboard
1 Option: Press to enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols that appear above the letters on
the keys (see Enter alternate keyboard
gestures).
2 Shift: See Enter uppercase letters
3 Space
4 Backspace
5 Enter: Press to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are
composing) or to accept information you entered in a field (see
6 Sym: See Enter characters from the symbols
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characters), or to move the cursor (see
and Text selection gestures.
Enter information in a
table.
Enter uppercase letters
By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the
remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do
one of the following:
• Press Shift
don't need to hold down Shift while you press the letter key.
• Turn on Caps Lock: Press
appears:
• Turn off Caps Lock: Press
Enter alternate keyboard characters
Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To
enter these characters, do one of the following:
• Press Option
character symbol appears:
pressing the second key.
• Enter a series of alternate characters: Press
Text selection
Option Lock. The Option Lock symbol appears:
• Turn off Option Lock: Press
Enter passwords
field).
You can see each character of a password only as you enter it, so be careful.
Be sure Caps Lock and Option Lock are off unless you need them. For
information on how to enter characters, see
Enter alternate keyboard
and press the letter key. The Shift symbol appears:
Shift twice. The Caps Lock symbol
.
Shift .
and press the key for the character. The alternate
. You don't need to hold down Option while
Option
Option .
Enter uppercase letters
characters.
. You
twice to turn on
.
and