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Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad
There are two main keypad layout keys that will change the on-
screen keys within the QWERTY keypad.
The available Text Input modes are:
Sym
and
Abc
.
Note:
When in
Abc
mode, the
Sym
button will appear. When in
Sym
mode, the
Abc
/
ABC
/
abc
button will appear.
Using Abc Mode
1.
If desired, rotate your phone counterclockwise to a
Landscape orientation.
2.
The following screen displays:
3.
Tap the desired alphabetic characters.
4.
The screen initially opens in Abc mode. After typing the
first letter, the shift key (
)will change to
and
following letters will be lowercase.
5.
Tap
to input another upper-case letter or tap
twice to switch to ABC mode. The shift key will change to
in ABC mode. All following letters will be uppercase
until you tap the shift key again.
6.
Tap
to send the message or tap
for more options.
For more information, refer to
“Creating and Sending
Messages”
on page 88.
Symbol/Numeric Mode
: activates the number,
symbol, and emoticon keys.
Abc Mode
: activates the default alphabet keys. Can
also be set to
ABC
or
abc
by using the shift (
)
key.
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Abc
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