Sanyo RL-4930, User Manual

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48 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone – The Basics
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad:
1.
Select the Alphabet mode. (See “Selecting a Character
Input Mode”on page 44.)
2.
Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the
desired letter appears (for example, to enter the word
“Bill,”press
2
twice,
4
three times,
5
three
times, and
5
three times again).
(If you make a mistake, press
B
to erase a single
character. Press and hold
B
to delete word by word.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the
following letters are lowercase. After a character is entered,
the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two
seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.
Tip:
The beginning of the word after the space is changed to upper/lower
case depending on shift mode. You can change the shift mode by pressing
*
.