Motorola C550 - Manual (Page 30)

30 - Learning to Use Your Phone
Using the Tap Method
This is the standard method for entering text on your phone.
In a text entry screen, you can press # to switch entry
methods. An indicator tells you which method is active (see
page 24). If Tap Method (icon ï or õ) is not available, see page 37.
When you enter text using the standard tap method, the flashing
cursor changes to a block cursor, and the soft key functions
change:
Press To
1 A number key
(one or more
times)
select a letter, number, or
symbol shown in the chart on
page 31.
2 Number keys enter remaining characters
Tip: Press
S
right to accept a
word completion, or
* to insert a space
3 OK ( + ) store the text
Msg:
T
DELETE OK
Press
OK (
+
) to
accept and
store the text.
Press DELETE (
-
) to delete the
character to the left of the insertion
point.
Block cursor
indicates
currently
highlighted
character.
G
5 9
After 2 seconds, the block
cursor reverts to a flashing
cursor and moves to the
next position.
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