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T-Mobile G1 User Manual 33 May 27, 2009
MENU key
There is a MENU key (just to the left of Z), which you can use when the keyboard is open instead of
pressing the
MENU control button. This means, with the keyboard open, you can open the menu using
your left hand (press the
MENU key) and select a menu option with your right (roll and click the
TRACKBALL).
ALT key
To type the characters shown in color on some of the keys, press the ALT key first, then press the key
showing the special character. For example, if you need to type a double quote (“), press the
ALT key,
then press the “k” key [
ALT + k].
• To type a series of special characters, lock the
ALT key by pressing it twice. The cursor shape
changes while the
ALT key is locked: .
•Unlock the
ALT key by pressing it once again.
SHIFT key
There are two SHIFT keys on your phone; one on the far left and the other on the far right of the lower
row of keys. Press the
SHIFT key while typing a letter to type the letter's capital. On number or symbol
keys, pressing the
SHIFT key causes the special character to appear.
• To type a series of characters in all caps, lock the
SHIFT key by pressing it twice. The cursor shape
changes while the
SHIFT key is locked.
•Unlock the
SHIFT key by pressing it once again.
@ key
When you type an email address, the “at” symbol (@) separates the username from the domain; for
example, [e-mail]. Use the
@ key (located in the bottom row of keys, just to the left of
the
SPACEBAR) to insert the @ symbol in an email address.
Typing and text navigation tips
Here are some typing and text navigation tips while you are entering text on a text entry field:
Insert special character
ALT + SPACEBAR opens special character selector
Delete character to left
DEL
Delete the entire line
ALT + DEL
Persistent CAPS
Press
SHIFT twice; press SHIFT again to escape
Jump cursor to beginning/
end of line
ALT + roll TRACKBALL left/right
Create tab character
ALT + q
Highlight text
Press and hold
SHIFT while rolling the TRACKBALL
Deselect highlighted text
Roll
TRACKBALL
Cut text
Highlight text, press
MENU + x, or
Highlight text, press and hold
TRACKBALL, select Cut.
Copy text to the clipboard
Highlight text, press
MENU + c, or
Highlight text, press and hold
TRACKBALL, select Copy