Motorola C290 - Manual (Page 49)

Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics 35
Phone
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a
sics
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad:
1. Select the Multi-Tap mode. (See “Selecting a Character
Input Mode” on page 32.)
2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the
desired letter appears. (For example, to enter the word
“Bill,” press
2
twice,
4
three times,
5
three
times, and
5
three times again. If you make a
mistake, press
B
to erase a single character. Press
and hold
B
to erase an entire word.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the
following letters are lowercased. After a character is entered,
the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two
seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.
Characters scroll in the following order:
1
. ? ! , @ ' - _ : ; ( ) & " 1 0 ^ ` % $ + * / \ | ~ [ ] = >
< #
2
A B C 2
3
D E F 3
4
G H I 4
5
J K L 5
6
M N O 6
7
P Q R S 7
8
T U V 8
9
W X Y Z 9