Learning to Use Your Phone - 49
If necessary, press
#
in a text entry screen to switch to
Tap
mode.
An indicator shows which mode is active (see page 45). If
Tap
or
Tap Extended
is not set as the
Primary
or
Secondary
entry mode, see
page 45.
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 “
a
,” two
times to enter “
b
,” three times to enter “
c
,” or four times to enter
“2
.”
• After 2 seconds,
Tap
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
select 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
OK
(
+
)
store the text
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