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To increase the length of a segment, press the End key. To decrease the length of a
segment, press the Send key.
Type a symbol in Japanese
1. Press the Symbol key.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
• To type a symbol that appears in the symbol list, type the letter that
appears under the symbol.
• To type a symbol that does not appear in the symbol list, in the
character code field, type the character code for the symbol.
• To switch character encodings, click the character encoding field that
appears beside the character code field.
To view a list of character codes for Japanese symbols, see the user guide on the
BlackBerry User Tools CD that came with your device.
Shortcuts for typing in Japanese
• To switch typing input formats, press the Front Convenience key.
• To convert text from Hiragana to Kanji or Katakana, press the Space key.
• To move a character in the list that appears when you type, highlight the
character and press the Send key or the End key.
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