DP-SW20 User Manual
Knowing your Smartphone
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2.2
E
NTERING
I
NFORMATION
2.2.1
I
NPUT
M
ETHODS
The phone has three input methods for text editing: Multipress, T9, and Numbers mode.
Multipress and T9 mode are used for text, and Number mode is for numbers entry.
2.2.2
M
ETHOD
I
NDICATORS
The top of the screen indicates the current mode. The following modes are available:
M
ODE
F
UNCTION
abc
Lowercase multipress mode.
Abc
Shifted multipress mode; the next entered character is capitalized and all
following letters are lowercase.
ABC
Uppercase multipress mode.
123
Numbers mode.
Symbols
Opens a page of miscellaneous symbols.
t9
Lowercase T9 mode.
T9
Shifted T9 mode; the next entered character is capitalized and all following
letters are lowercase.
T9
Uppercase T9 mode.
2.2.3
M
ULTIPRESS
M
ODE
In this mode, you select the character you require by clicking a certain number of times on a
key. For example, to type the letter „b‟, you need to press the 2 key two times. To type the
word „box‟, you would press:
2, 2-> 6, 6, 6 -> 9, 9
To select another character from the same key as you have just been using, you need to pause
before starting to type again. For example, to type the word „cab‟ you would type:
2, 2, 2 (wait) ->2 (wait) -> 2, 2
You can set the amount of time you need to pause from
Start > Settings > Accessibility >
Multipress Time out
