48 Section 2A: Phone Basics
Entering Characters Using Alphabet Mode
To enter characters using AlphabetMode (multi-tap key entry):
1. Selectthe Alphabetmode. (See “Selecting a Character
Input Mode” on page 44.)
2. Press the corresponding key 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 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 nextspace after two
seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.
Characters scroll in the following order:
English Sequence
Upper Case
Key
. , @ 1 ? !
*
# /
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
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
0
Space
One-character- shifted Caps Lock Unshifted
Lower Case
ABC
DEF
GHI
JKL
MNO
PQRS
TUV
WXYZ
Shift
Space
