User's Manual Part 1

Chapter 3: Get To Know The iKôn PDA
The Numeric Keyboard – Accessing Alpha Keys
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3.4.4 The Numeric Keyboard – Accessing Alpha Keys
On numeric keypads, you’ll need to take a few extra steps to access the alphabetic
characters.
3.4.4.1 Choosing A Single Alpha Character
The examples below illustrate how to access, A, B and C, all of which are printed in orange
characters above the numeric key [2].
To choose the letter a:
• Press the [FN/ORANGE] key, and type the numeric key [2].
To choose the second letter in the sequence—in this example, the letter b:
• Lock the [FN/ORANGE] key ‘on’. A shift-state indicator icon in the softkey bar repre-
sents the orange key with a black frame around it to indicate that this key is locked ‘on’.
• Press numeric key [2] twice to display the letter b.
To choose the third letter in the sequence—in this example, the letter c:
• Lock the [FN/ORANGE] key ‘on’.
• Press numeric key [2] three times to display the letter c.
3.4.4.2 Creating Uppercase Letters
To display capital letters, you need to first lock the [SHIFT] key ‘on’.
• Press the [SHIFT] key twice.
Important: The letters you choose appear in the softkey bar, providing a visual indicator
of which letter will be displayed on the screen.
Note: To choose the second, third or fourth alpha character assigned to a numeric key, you
may want to lock the [FN/ORANGE] key ‘on’. By default, the [FN/ORANGE] key is
locked ‘on’ when pressed once. However, depending on how your unit is set up in the
‘One Shots’ tab, you may find that you need to press the [FN/ORANGE] key twice to
lock it ‘on’. Refer to “One Shots” on page 87 for details.
Note: Keep in mind that there is a timeout if you pause for one second between key presses
when selecting the second, third or fourth letters on a key. For example, suppose you
want to type the letter ‘c’ – you would need to press the [2] key three times. With the
[FN/ORANGE] key locked ‘on’, if you press [2] twice and then pause between key
presses for 1 second, the letter ‘b’ will be selected automatically.