User manual

28 Chapter 2 : Basics
5 Enter: Press to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are
composing) or to accept information you entered in a field. See Enter information in a field.
6 Sym: See Enter characters from the symbols table.
Enter uppercase letters
By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the
remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do
one of the following:
• Press Shift and press the letter key. The Shift symbol appears: . You
don’t need to hold down Shift while you press the letter key.
• Turn on Caps Lock: Press Shift twice. The Caps Lock symbol
appears: .
• Turn off C a ps Lock : Pre ss Shift .
Enter alternate keyboard characters
Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To
enter these characters, do one of the following:
• Press Option and press the key for the character. The alternate
character symbol appears: . You don’t need to hold down Option while
pressing the second key.
• Enter a series of alternate characters: Press Option twice to turn on
Option Lock. The Option Lock symbol appears: .
• Turn off Op t io n Lo c k: Pres s Option .
Enter passwords
You can see each character of a password only as you enter it, so be careful.
Be sure Caps Lock and Option Lock are off unless you need them. For
information on how to enter characters, see Enter uppercase letters and
Enter alternate keyboard characters.
Enter characters from the symbols table
You can enter symbols and accented characters that don’t appear on the
keys by using the symbols table. See Symbols and accented characters for a
list of the available symbols and accented characters.
1 Press Sym to display the symbols table.
2 Narrow the list by pressing the key that corresponds to the character
you want. For example, to enter an é, press e. See the table below for a
list of corresponding characters.
3 Scroll to find the character you want.
4 Tap the character to insert it.
Symbols and accented characters
TIP The symbols and accented characters are grouped according to their
similarity to the corresponding key. In some cases, the symbol is related to the
alternate character on the key, not the letter. For example, to type a ¢ or other
currency symbol, press Sym + h. Why? Because the alternate character on the
H key is $.
TIP If you press the wrong key, press Backspace to return to the full list of
symbols and accented characters. You can then press another key.
Table 2. Symbols and accented characters
Press Sym and
press…
to select…
a or A á à ä â ã å æ Á À Ä Â Ã Å Æ ª ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [] {} < >
«» Ø μ |
b or B ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [] { } < > « » Ø μ |
c or C © ç Ç ¢
d or D † ‡
e or E é è ë ê ē É È Ë Ê € ¹ ¼ ½