Entering characters using alphabet mode, Phone basics – Qwest S1 User Manual
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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 key entry):
1.
Select the Alphabet mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode”
on page 35.)
2.
Press the corresponding key 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 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:
Tip
The initial letters of words following spaces can be either upper- or
lowercase 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
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