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Text Entry
Text entries for messages, Emails, phonebook names, task descriptions, notepad, field entries,
etc. are input at the text editor screen.
At any highlighted entry field, press a key for the first letter to enter and the text editor screen
displays or press Select at any highlighted entry field to display the text editor screen and begin
text entry
To change the text entry mode between normal text (ABC), T9™ Text Entry (T9) or numeric
entry (123), press Softkey 1 (Mode). The text entry mode displays at the bottom of the display
screen above the Softkey 1 indicator.
Press the
(Asterisk Symbol) to toggle between letter case. Shift and caps lock icon display on
the screen above the Softkey 2 indicator.
Lower case, shift
( upper case for one letter and returns to lower case text entry)
l
Caps lock
(permanent upper case)
l
Press the
(Number Symbol) to enter the symbol mode On and Off. There are symbol tables
available on the next page. The symbols are special characters, symbols, and punctuation
available for text entry.
Press MENU (Options Menu) at the text editor screen to display text Options menu that allows
you to select settings for text formatting and characteristics.
Press navigation keys to move the cursor within text. To remove unwanted characters, press
CLR key. Remove a single character or space to the left of the cursor with the Clear Mode set
as "Backspace" in Edit settings. Remove a single character or space to the right of the cursor
with the Clear Mode set as "Delete" in Edit settings.
Press and HOLD the CLR key to remove all entered characters.
The maximum number of characters is defined as the number of single-byte characters
(alphanumeric characters, etc.) allowed in a field/description. If a double or triple byte character
such as a special symbol is used, the number of characters allowed will vary accordingly.
When finished entering the text, press Select to save and exit the text editor screen. For some
fields and text editor screens, the Softkey 1 (OK) is available to save and exit text entry.
Refer to Symbol Mode on
page 69.
Refer to Edit Settings on
page 73.
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