26 Text entry
Text entry
think keyboard, now think smaller
Typing tips
Here are some tips for using your phone’s keypad:
• To choose symbols from a list, press Alternate  
>Symbols .
• To  en t e r alternate characters in the corners of keys, 
press Alternate .
• To enter several alternate characters until you 
press Alternate  again, press Alternate  
twice.
• To enter one capital letter, press Shift .
• Enter only capital letters, until you press Shift  
again, press Shift  twice.
• To  select text, press and hold Shift , then 
press  left or right.
• To  cut or copy selected text, touch and hold text 
> Cut or Copy.
• To  paste cut or copied text, touch and hold > Paste
• To  delete a character (hold to delete more), press 
Delete .
• To  delete the current line, press Alternate + 
Delete .
• To   jump to the beginning/end of a line, press 
Alternate + Scroll .
• To start a new line (email), press Return .
To change text entry settings, change languages, and 
see the dictionary of terms you’ve used, from the 
home screen, touch Menu  > Settings > Language 
& keyboard.
Touchscreen keypad
When your phone is closed, you can open a display 
keypad by touching a text field. To close the keypad, 
touch Back .