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Turn on Caps Lock: Press
Shift
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
and press the key for the character. The alternate
character symbol
appears. You don't need to hold down Option while
pressing the second key.
•
Enter a series of alternate characters: Press
Option Lock. The Option Lock symbol
•
Turn off Option Lock: Press
Option
Enter passwords
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
characters.
Enter characters from the symbols table
You can enter symbols and accented characters that don't appear on the
keys by using the symbols table. See
list of the available symbols and accented characters.
1
Press
Sym
to display the symbols table.
2
Narrow the list by pressing the key that corresponds to the character
you want. For example, to enter an é, press e.
twice. The Caps Lock symbol
Option
twice to turn on
appears.
.
Enter uppercase letters
and
Symbols and accented characters
for a
TIP
The symbols and accented characters are grouped according to their
similarity to the corresponding key. In some cases, the symbol is related to the
alternate character on the key, not the letter. For example, to type a € or other
currency symbol, press
Sym
+ h. Why? Because the alternate character on the H
key is $.
If you press the wrong key, press
TIP
symbols and accented characters. You can then press another key.
3
Scroll to find the character you want.
4
Tap the character to insert it.
Symbols and accented characters
Table 2. Symbols and accented characters
Press Sym
and
to select...
press...
a or A
á à ä â ã å æ Á À Ä Â Ã Å Æ ª ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < >
« » Ø μ |
b or B
~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø μ |
c or C
© ç Ç ¢
d or D
† ‡
e or E
é è ë ê ē É È Ë Ê € ¹ ¼ ½
h or H
¢ € £ ¥ ƒ
i or I
í ì ï î Í Ì Ï Î ÷ ‰
j or J
¡
k or K
:-) :-( ;-)
l or L
` ' ' ‚ "
m or M
μ :-) :-( ;-)
n or N
ñ Ñ ¿
o or O
ó ò ö ô œ õ ø Ó Ò Ö Ô Œ Õ Ø º " " „ < > « »
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