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Section 2A: Phone Basics

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Entering Characters Using Alphabet Mode

To enter characters using Alphabet mode (multi-tap text entry):

1.

Select the Alphabet mode. (See “Selecting a Character
Input Mode”on page 43.)

2.

Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired
letter appears. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press twice, three

times, three

times,

and then press

three times again.) (If you make a

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:

Tip:

The beginning of the word after the space is changed to
upper/lower case depending on shift mode. You can change the
shift mode by pressing

.

English Sequence

Upper Case

Key

. , @ 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

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

0
Space
One-character- shifted Caps Lock Unshifted

Lower Case

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

Shift

Space

JKL

JKL

GHI

ABC

Ph

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B

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mistake, press

to erase a single character. Press and

hold

to delete an entire entry.)

Shift