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Entering characters by using alphabet mode, Phone basics – Sprint Nextel SCP-8400 User Manual

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Section 2A: Your Phone – The Basics

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Entering Characters by Using Alphabet Mode

To enter characters by 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 mistake, press

to erase a single character.

Press and hold

to delete an entire entry.)

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

.

Shift

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

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