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123ABC mode contains alphanumeric characters and a
few common punctuation marks. Text mode button
indicates
SYM
.
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SYM mode contains only symbols and numbers. Text
mode button indicates
123ABC
.
Using 123ABC Mode in SWYPE
In
123ABC
mode, you can enter only letters and a few
common punctuation marks from the onscreen
keyboard. The text mode key shows
.
1.
From a screen where you can enter text, tap
the text input field to reveal the on-screen
keyboard.
Note:
An on-screen landscape keyboard is not available since in
this orientation you can use the QWERTY keyboard found
below the screen.
2.
Tap
to configure the keyboard for
123ABC mode (showing letters and numbers on
the onscreen keys). Once in this mode, the text
input type shows
.
Note:
After typing an initial uppercase character, the
key
changes to
and all letters that follow are in lower
case.
3.
Swipe your finger continuously over the letters
to form a word.
–
If you make a mistake, tap
to erase a single
character. Touch and hold
to erase an entire
word.
4.
Tap
to send the message.
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and
the following letters are lower case. After a word is
entered and you lift your finger, the cursor
automatically adds a space after the word.
To enter text via Swype:
This example shows a user entering the word “there”.
Put your finger down on the “t”, and without lifting,
glide it to the “h”, and then to the “e”, and then over
to the “r”, and back to the “e”. When complete, lift
your finger off the screen to allow the device to
determine the closest word match.
Note:
If multiple word choices exist for your Swype entry, an on-
screen popup appears to provide additional word choices.
SYM
ABC
123
SYM
All lowercase
Displays when the next character is
entered in lowercase.
Initial Uppercase
Displays when the next character is
entered as uppercase but all subsequent
characters are lowercase.
All Uppercase
Displays when all characters will be
entered as uppercase characters.
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