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Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad
There are two main keypad layout keys that will change the
on-screen keys within the QWERTY keypad.
The available Text Input modes are:
Sym
and
Abc
.
Note:
When in
Abc
mode, the
Sym
button will appear. When in
Sym
mode, the
Abc
/
ABC
/
abc
button will appear.
Using Abc Mode
1. If desired, rotate your phone counterclockwise to landscape
orientation.
2. When you tap a text entry field, the following screen
displays:
3. Tap the desired alphabetic characters.
The screen initially opens in Abc mode. After typing the first
letter, the shift key ( ) changes to and the following
letters will be lowercase. When you type a period and a
space, the first letter of the next sentence is automatically
capitalized.
4. Tap to input an upper-case letter or tap twice to
switch to ABC mode. The shift key will change to in
ABC mode. All following letters will be uppercase until you
tap the shift key again.
Symbol/Numeric Mode
: activates the number, symbol,
and emoticon keys.
Abc Mode
: activates the default alphabet keys. Can
also be set to
ABC
or
abc
by using the shift ( ) key.
