The Basics
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To select Symbols mode:
• Press and hold
#
.
Delete characters
• Press
m
to delete character to the left of the cursor.
• Press and hold
m
to delete all the characters in a line.
Insert a space
• Press
#
.
Entering Text in Multipress Mode
To enter a letter in Multipress mode, press the number key on which the letter appears.
To enter the first letter on the number key, press the key once. To enter the second
letter, press the key twice, and so on.
For example:
• To enter the letter “s,” press
7777
.
• To enter the word “hat,” press
44
,
2
,
8
.
The letter entered most recently is underlined until you have completed the keypresses
for the letter and moved on to the next letter. When you enter letters that are on the same
number key, you must pause after entering the first letter and wait until the underline
disappears before entering the next letter so that the first letter can be processed. For
example:
• To enter the word “cat,” press
222
, pause, press
2
, pause, and press
8
.
The pause between keypresses is called the Multipress time out, and you can adjust the
length of the pause.
Change the Multipress time out
1
On the Home screen, select Start.
2
Select Settings and then Accessibility.
3
Select Multipress Timeout.
4
In Multipress time out, select the length of the pause between keypresses.
5
Select Done.
Enter Punctuation in Multipress Mode
• Press
1
repeatedly until you see the punctuation mark that you want.
Tip: To see all of the available symbols, press and hold
#
.
Entering Text in T9 Mode
To form a word in T9 mode, press the number keys that contain the letters you want. As
you enter letters, T9 analyzes your keypresses and attempts to complete the word. For
example, to enter the word “shoe,” press
7
,
4
,
6
,
3
.
