Text Entry; Text Entry Modes - Kyocera Melo User Manual

Text Entry

You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in
contacts, text messages, and your banner.

Text Entry Modes

The text entry screen has the following features:
1.
Characters remaining that
you can type. Allowed
length of messages can vary
depending on your service.
2.
Text entry fields.
3.
Current capitalization setting.
4.
Current text entry mode.
Note: The mode you start in depends on the
task you are doing. For example, when entering
a phone number, you're in a number mode. When
entering a name for a contact, you're in a letter
mode.
Enter Numbers with Number Keypad
At a text entry field, select
a number when you press a key once.
The icon indicates you are in
mode. Press and hold the
input modes.
Enter Letters with Number Keypad
At a text entry field, select
letters. You can enter text in the following ways:
16
>
Options 123
to enter
123
input
* Shift
key to switch
>
Options Abc
to enter
•
To enter a letter, press a key once for the first
letter, twice of the second letter, and so on. If
your phone is set to Spanish, French, or
Portuguese, accented letters are available.
Wait for the cursor to move right and enter
the next character. Press the
enter a space.
•
To change case mode for a single letter,
press that key until you see the letter case
you want. To change the case mode, press
* Shift
the key.
•
To enter a number, press and hold a number
key until the number appears on the screen.
The icon indicates you are in
mode. Press and hold the
input modes.
Rapid Entry with Number Keypad
At a text entry field, select
check words you are trying to spell against a
dictionary of common words. You can enter text
in the following ways:
•
To enter words, press a key once. For
example, to enter the word "any" press the 2
> 6 > 9 keys. If the word doesn't match what
0 Next
you want, press
word matches. When you see the word you
# Space
want, press the
•
To change case mode, press the
# Space
to
Abc
input
* Shift
key to switch
>
Options Rapid
to
key to look at other
key.
* Shift
key.