User Guide

38 2A. Phone Basics
3.
Touch one of the following options:
䡲 abc to enter alphabetic characters (both
uppercase and lowercase) using the onscreen
keyboard. (See Tip below.)
䡲 123!&() to enter either numbers or symbols by
using the onscreen keyboard. (See page 41.)
To change the orientation of the screen:
䊳 Touch or to change the orientation of the
onscreen keyboard.
Selecting and Editing Specific Text
There will be times when you will accidentally misspell
a word or want to go back and change text without
having to delete everything that came after a selected
word. This is when the onscreen navigation keys come
in very handy. They let you navigate to a specific point
in your text message where you can then either add or
delete text.
To edit specific text by touching the screen:
䊳 Use your fingertip to touch a location in your text
message. The cursor then appears at that location.
To edit specific text using the onscreen navigation keys:
1. From the text field, touch to expand the text
window and temporarily hide the keyboard.
2. Touch to magnify and expand the size of the
current text. This feature allows you to easily locate
the onscreen cursor and navigate its position.
Tip
When entering text, touch Caps to change letter
capitalization (ABC or abc).
Cursor Location
Onscreen Navigation Keys
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