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Entering characters by tapping the keypad, Phone basics – Samsung A560 User Manual

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Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics

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Phone Basics

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad:

1.

Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input
Mode” on page 37.)

2.

Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired
letter appears (for example, to enter the word “Bill,”

press

twice,

three times,

three times,

press

to advance the cursor or wait for it to advance

automatically,

three times again). (If you make a

mistake, press

to erase a single character. Press

and hold

to erase all text.

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the
following letters are lowercase. 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 ?! * # /
A B C 2

D E F 3

G H I 4
J K L 5

M N O 6

P Q R S 7

T U V 8

W X Y Z 9
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Space

Shift