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• Text Input mode
: There are two available modes:
123ABC
and
SYM.
–
123ABC mode contains alphanumeric characters and
a few common punctuation marks. Text mode button
indicates
SYM
.
–
SYM mode contains only symbols and numbers. Text
mode button indicates
123ABC
.
Using 123ABC Mode in SWYPE
In
123ABC
mode, you can enter only letters and a
few common punctuation marks from the onscreen
keyboard. The text mode key shows .
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap
the text input field to reveal the on-screen
keyboard.
Note:
An on-screen landscape keyboard is not
available since in this orientation you can use
the QWERTY keyboard found below the screen.
2. Tap to configure the keyboard for
123ABC mode (showing letters and numbers
on the onscreen keys). Once in this mode, the
text input type shows .
Note:
After typing an initial uppercase character, the
key changes to and all letters that
follow are in lower case.
3. Swipe your finger continuously over the
letters to form a word.
–
If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single
character. Touch and hold to erase an entire
word.
4. Tap to send the message.
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized
and the following letters are lower case. After a
word is entered and you lift your finger, the cursor
automatically adds a space after the word.
To enter text via Swype:
This example shows a user entering the word
“there”. Put your finger down on the “t”, and
without lifting, glide it to the “h”, and then to the
“e”, and then over to the “r”, and back to the “e”.
When complete, lift your finger off the screen to
allow the device to determine the closest word
match.
All lowercase
Displays when the next character is
entered in lowercase.
Initial Uppercase
Displays when the next character is
entered as uppercase but all subsequent
characters are lowercase.
All Uppercase
Displays when all characters will be
entered as uppercase characters.
