3entering letters, numbers, and symbols – Kyocera Jet KX18 User Manual

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UNDERSTANDING TEXT ENTRY SCREENS

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ENTERING LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS

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ENTERING LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS

You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner.

Understanding text entry screens

The current text entry mode (and capitalization
setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons.

Text entry modes
There are six text entry modes:

Case change

Numbers only

Normal alpha

Add Symbol

Rapid Entry

Add Smiley

Note: The mode you start in depends on the

task you are doing. For example, when
entering a phone number, you’re in
number mode. When entering a name for
a contact, you’re in normal text mode. See
“Changing modes” on page 17.

Entering words letter by letter

1.

Press a key once for the first letter, twice for
the second letter, and so on.

2.

Wait for the cursor to move right and enter
the next letter.

Note: To enter a space, press the

# Space key

.

Entering words quickly
When you press a series of keys using

mode,

checks its dictionary of common words and

guesses at the word you are trying to spell.

1.

For each letter of the word you want, press
the key once. For example, to enter the
word “any” press the numbers 1, 6, and 9
(

).

2.

If the word doesn’t match what you want,
press the 0 Next key

to look at other

word matches.

3.

When you see the word you want, press the
Navigation key

right.

Entering numbers

To enter a number while in

mode, press

a number key once.

To enter a number while in

or

mode,

press and hold a number key until the
number appears on the screen.

text entry field

text entry mode

capitalization setting

characters remaining

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