Learning to Use Your Phone -
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If necessary, press
#
in a text entry screen to switch to
mode.
An indicator shows which mode is active (see page 42). If
or
2
is not set as the
or
entry mode, see
page 42.
Tap Mode Text Entry Rules
•
Press a keypad key repeatedly to cycle through its characters.
For example, you would press
2
one time to enter “
”, two
times to enter “
”, three times to enter “
”, or four times to enter
“
4
”.
•
After 2 seconds,
mode accepts the character, and the
cursor moves to the next position.
•
The first character of every sentence is capitalised. If
necessary, press
S
down to change the character to
lowercase before the cursor moves to the next position.
•
Press
S
to move the flashing cursor to enter or edit message
text.
•
If you do not want to save your text or text edits, press
O
to
exit without saving.
Entering Words in Tap Mode
Press To
1
a keypad key one
or more times
enter a letter, number, or symbol
2
keypad keys enter remaining characters
Tip:
Press
S
right to accept a word
completion, or
*
to insert a space.
3
#
(
+
) store the text
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