Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics 41
Phone Basics
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad:
1. Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on
page 39.)
2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter
appears. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,” press twice,
three times, three times, and three times again.) (If
you make a mistake, press to erase a single character. Press
and hold to delete an entire entry
.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters
are lowercased. After a character is entered, the cursor automatically
advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a
character on a different key.
Characters scroll in the following order:
. ,@ 1 ?! * # / T U V 8
A B C 2 W X Y Z 9
D E F 3 0
G H I 4 Space
J K L 5 Shift
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
