User Guide

2A. Device Basics 43
Phone Basics
To open the device and access the keyboard:
1. Rotate the device 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
2. Slide the top section of the device up to open, as
shown in the illustration. When you slide the device
open, the display rotates from a vertical viewing
mode (Portrait) to a horizontal viewing mode
(Landscape).
Using the Keyboard
In this section we’ll cover the steps necessary to enter
text using the QWERTY keyboard. Using your device's
QWERTY keyboard is just like using any standard
computer keyboard.
The following keys perform special functions when
entering text:
Voicemail
QWERTY Keybaord
Optical Joystick
FN: Allows you to use blue characters
displayed at the top of the QWERTY keys.
Examples: $, @, #, !
Shift: Changes the text input mode
among Upper/Lower/Mixed case mode.
Sym: Launches the Symbols page.
When used with the key choose
from an extensive list of symbols and
other character sets.
Smiley: When used with , launches
the Smileys page. Choose from an
extensive list of emoticons.
Space: Inserts an empty space.
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