Sony Ericsson R380 WORLD User Guide - Page 68

Handwriting Recognition Handwriting recognition is a unique user interface allowing convenient and natural handwritten input using the stylus. By writing in certain areas of the screen, handwriting recognition software turns the stylus strokes into characters or numbers. Recognition of characters - uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, gestures and extended characters - occur according to where you write them. The mode mark at the bottom center of the display divides the screen into the different writing areas. abc ABC 123 Enter last name: • Stylus strokes written in the left of the display are recognized as lowercase. • Stylus strokes written in the center of the display are recognized as uppercase. • Stylus strokes written in the right of the display are recognized as numbers. Note: Handwriting recognition accepts parentheses, slashes, and dashes in the number writing area allowing you to write birthdays, social security numbers, and telephone numbers on the right side of the display. • Most characters are written with a single stroke. • Write accented (Western European) letters by writing an upper or lowercase letter, then writing the accent mark to the right of the display. You can enter the same character shape to write an upper and a lowercase letter, depending on where you write on the screen. 68 Entering Information