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The mode requires far fewer keystrokes than the
traditional multi-tap method;
English
mode.
When the phone is in the
Quick English
mode,
keys behave as follows:
Quick English( ) Mode
This mode allows you to enter English words with
only one keypress per letter. Each key on a keypad
has more than one letter - a single press on the
key could be J, K, or L. The
Quick English
mode
automatically compares your key presses to an
internal
Quick English
linguistic database to
determine the correct word.
Case Shift Indicator
Displays the current shift mode; indicates Initial
Capital, indicates Capital Lock. No indication means
Lower Case.
Case Shift Key
Press this key repeatedly to
switch between Initial Caps, Caps
Lock, and Lower Case letters.
“Smart” Period Key
Press this key to enter a
period (.) quickly.
Text Area
Displays the selected
characters you entered.
Mode Indicator
Displays the current text entry mode.
Space Key
Inserts a space into your message.
Letter keys
Alternate Word Key
Displays alternate word choices for the keys you have
typed.
Scroll Keys
and
move the cursor left or right through your
text message.
and
scroll through choices in the
Character Selection Map and scrolls through text modes
available when you access the Mode change menu.
Left Soft Key
Performs the function indicated
by the text above this key.
(According to this example, this
key is the
Save
soft key)
Clear key
Press this key to delete keystrokes
from the Keystroke Area and/or
characters from the Text Area.
Right Soft Key
Performs the function indicated by the text above this
key. (According to this example, this key is the Mode
soft key.)
Save
ENG
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