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Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad, A: Your Phone: The Basics

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Phone Basics Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad To enter characters by tapping the keypad: 1. Select the Multi-Tap mode. (See "Selecting a Character Input Mode" on page 32.) 2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter appears. (For example, to enter the word "Bill," press 2 twice, 4 three times, 5 three times, and 5 three times again. If you make a mistake, press B to erase a single character. Press and hold B to erase an entire word.) 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S 7 T U V 8 W X Y Z 9 Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics 35

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Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics
35
Phone Basics
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad:
1.
Select the
Multi-Tap
mode. (See “Selecting a Character
Input Mode” on page 32.)
2.
Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the
desired letter appears. (For example, to enter the word
“Bill,” press
2
twice,
4
three times,
5
three
times, and
5
three times again. If you make a
mistake, press
B
to erase a single character. Press
and hold
B
to erase an entire word.)
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
. ? ! , @ ' - _ : ; ( ) & " 1 0 ^ ` % $ + * / \ | ~ [ ] = >
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2
A B C 2
3
D E F 3
4
G H I 4
5
J K L 5
6
M N O 6
7
P Q R S 7
8
T U V 8
9
W X Y Z 9