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Handwriting Mode-Entering Characters
1. Touch the Text Input Mode button at the bottom of the
screen and select Abc. The input mode indicator then
changes to which activates the Initial uppercase
function.
2. Write the desired text using your finger.
• To change the case of the alphabetic characters touch the Text
Input Mode button and select ABC or abc.
• If you make a mistake, touch to erase a single character.
• Touch and hold to erase an entire word or line.
As an example, to write “Hi there.” you would:
• Touch the Text Input Mode button and select Abc. is then
shown onscreen.
• Write HI or Hi (in either case the Abc mode causes the initial
character to be uppercase while the rest are forced into lowercase.)
• Draw a line ( ___ ) across the screen to insert a space. Since there
is no letter that matches this icon, the a877 inserts an empty
space.
– You could also touch the Input Select field and choose Keypad to then
touch
and insert an empty space. After which return to the
Handwriting mode.
• Touch the Text Input Mode button and select abc. is then
shown onscreen.
• Write THERE or there (in either case the abc mode causes
characters to display as lowercase.)
• Touch the screen to insert a period.
Note: Draw a diagonal slash across the screen ( / ) to enter a paragraph
return.
Handwriting Mode-Entering Numbers
1. Touch the Text Input Mode button at the bottom of the
screen and select Numeric. The input mode indicator then
changes to which activates the number function. No
alphabetic characters are recognized.
2. Write the desired numbers using your finger.
• If you make a mistake, touch to erase a single character.
• Touch and hold to erase an entire word or line.
As an example, to write “123 Anywhere” you would:
• Touch the Text Input Mode button and select Numeric. is
then shown onscreen.
• Write 123.
Symbols: causes the phone to try and interpret all
inputs as symbols. Ex: The letter H would be displayed
as +). The word Hi would appear as +))0.
SYM
Abc
Abc
abc
123
123
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