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Handwriting Mode-Entering Characters
1. Touch the Text Input Mode button at the bottom of the
screen and select
Abc
. The input mode indicator then
changes to which activates the Initial uppercase
function.
2. Write the desired text using your finger.
•
To change the case of the alphabetic characters touch the Text
Input Mode button and select
ABC
or
abc
.
•
If you make a mistake, touch to erase a single character.
•
Touch and hold
to erase an entire word or line.
As an example, to write “
Hi there.
” you would:
•
Touch the
Text Input Mode
button and select
Abc
.
is then
shown onscreen.
•
Write
HI
or
Hi
(in either case the
Abc
mode causes the initial
character to be uppercase while the rest are forced into lowercase.)
•
Draw a line (
___
) across the screen to insert a space. Since there
is no letter that matches this icon, the a877 inserts an empty
space.
–
You could also touch the Input Select field and choose Keypad to then
touch and insert an empty space. After which return to the
Handwriting mode.
•
Touch the
Text Input Mode
button and select
abc
.
is then
shown onscreen.
•
Write
THERE
or
there
(in either case the
abc
mode causes
characters to display as lowercase.)
•
Touch the screen to insert a period.
Note:
Draw a diagonal slash across the screen ( / ) to enter a paragraph
return.
Handwriting Mode-Entering Numbers
1. Touch the Text Input Mode button at the bottom of the
screen and select
Numeric
. The input mode indicator then
changes to which activates the number function. No
alphabetic characters are recognized.
2. Write the desired numbers using your finger.
•
If you make a mistake, touch to erase a single character.
•
Touch and hold
to erase an entire word or line.
As an example, to write “
123 Anywhere
” you would:
•
Touch the
Text Input Mode
button and select
Numeric
.
is
then shown onscreen.
•
Write
123
.
Symbols
: causes the phone to try and interpret all
inputs as symbols. Ex: The letter
H
would be displayed
as
+)
. The word
Hi
would appear as
+))0
.
Abc
123
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