Palm Pre User Manual page 68

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
hold down Shift while you press the letter key.
Turn on Caps Lock: Press Shift
Turn off Caps Lock: Press Shift
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
appears: . You don't need to hold down Option while pressing the second key.
Enter a series of alternate characters: Press Option
character feature. The alternate character lock symbol appears:
Turn off the alternate character feature: 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 alternate character lock are off unless you need them. For information on how to
enter characters, see "Enter Uppercase Letters" on page 68 and "Enter Alternate Keyboard
Characters" on page 68.
Enter Characters From the Symbols Table
You can enter symbols and accented characters that don't appear on the keys by using the
symbols list. See "Symbols and Accented Characters" on page 69 for a list of the available
symbols and accented characters.
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and press the letter key. The Shift symbol appears:
and press the key for the character. The alternate character symbol
twice. The Caps Lock symbol appears:
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. You don't need to
twice to lock the alternate
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