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Entering characters using alphabet mode – Sanyo M1 User Manual

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Section 2A: Phone Basics

Entering Characters Using Alphabet Mode

To enter characters using Alphabet Mode (multi-tap key entry):

1.

Select the Alphabet mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode”
on page 38.)

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

three times again.)

(If you make a mistake, press

to erase a single character. Press

and hold

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:

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