Palm 700wx - Manual (Page 38)

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Entering numbers, punctuation, and
symbols
Numbers, punctuation, and symbols
appear above the letters on the keys. To
enter these characters, do one of the
following:
•
Press Option , and then press the
key of the desired character. You don’t
need to hold Option while pressing the
key.
• Press Option twice to turn on
Option Lock, and then press the
desired keys to enter a series of
characters. When Option Lock is on,
this symbol appears at the bottom of
the screen: . To turn off Option Lock,
press Option
again.
Entering other symbols and accented
characters
You can enter symbols and accented
characters that don’t appear on the keys
using the alternate characters list.
1 Press Alt to display the alternate
character list.
2 Narrow the list by pressing the key that
corresponds to the character you want.
For example, to enter an é, press E. See
Symbols and Accented Characters.
3 Press Up or Down to highlight the
desired character.
4 Press Center to insert the
character.
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The alternate characters are grouped
according to their similarity to the
corresponding key. For example, the alternate
characters available for the e key are й, и, л,
and ê. If you press the wrong key, press
Backspace to return to the full list of alternate
characters. You can then press another key.
DID YOU KNOW ? If you don’t know which key to
press to narrow the list when entering a
symbol, you can scroll through the full list until
you find the character you want.