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Use the keyboard
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Enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols
Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear
above the letters on the keys. To enter these
characters, do one of the following:
• Press
Option
, and then press the key
with the character. You don’t need to hold
Option
while pressing the
key.
• To turn Option Lock on, press
Option
twice. The following symbol
appears: . To turn it off, press
Option
once.
Enter more symbols and accented characters
1.
Press
Alt
to display the alternate character list.
2.
Narrow the list by pressing the key that corresponds to the character
you want. For example, to enter an é, press
E
.
3.
Highlight the desired character and then press
Center
to insert
the character.
Note: To enter characters such as _ • \ % = :, press Alt
by itself and select
the character from the list.
See the User Guide on the CD for a table of alternate characters.
Tip
You can also open
the onscreen
keyboard to enter
letters, numbers,
and other
characters in
applications that
support this
feature. Tap the
keyboard icon in
the center at the
bottom of any
screen where it
appears. After
opening the
keyboard, you can
set various input
options by tapping
the arrow to the
right of the
keyboard icon.
Letter
Symbol