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Changing the Text Input Mode
There are two main keypad layout keys that change the onscreen
keys viewed on the QWERTY keypad.
The available text input modes are: Abc and Sym (symbols).
• Symbol/Numeric Mode
: activates the number, symbol, and
emoticon keys.
• Abc Mode
: activates the default alphabetic keys. Press the Shift
key to toggle between Abc, ABC, or abc.
Note:
When in
Abc
mode, the
Sym
key displays. When in
Sym
mode, the
ABC
key displays.
Using Abc Mode
1.
Rotate the tablet counterclockwise to a landscape
orientation, if desired.
The following screen displays:
2.
Type text.
Note:
After typing the first letter, the
key changes to
and all letters
that follow are in lower case.
3.
Touch
to input an upper-case letter, or tap
twice
to switch to ABC mode. All letters stay in uppercase until
you tap the shift key again.
4.
Touch
to send the message.