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Device Basics
Entering Letters
The first letter entered (of a field or new sentence) is
always an initial uppercase letter. By default, text is
entered in lowercase characters unless altered by
pressing .
To enter uppercase and lowercase characters:
1. Press to make the next character
uppercase. Characters revert back to lowercase
after the next character is typed.
– or –
Press
twice to make all subsequent
characters uppercase (all new characters are in
uppercase).
䡲 Pressing cycles through the capitalization
modes (all lowercase, initial uppercase, and all
uppercase).
2. Press the corresponding keys:
䡲 For example, to enter the word “Bill” within a text
field, type the keypad sequence below.
䡲 If you make a mistake, press to erase a
single character. Press and hold
to erase all
previously entered text.
䡲 To enter all uppercase characters, quickly press
twice.
Home: Returns you to the Home screen.
Works in the same manner as the
device’s main buttons.
Search: Displays the Quick Search box
that can be used to search for a key term
both on the device or online. Works in the
same manner as the device’s main
buttons.