User Guide

Section 2A: Learning the Basics 43
The Basics
䢇 To enter an uppercase letter, press Shift/Find or Right Shift , and
then enter a letter. You don’t need to press and hold Shift while entering
uppercase letters.
䢇 To turn Caps Lock on, press Shift/Find or Right Shift twice. To turn it
off, press Shift/Find or Right Shift again. When Caps Lock is on, this
symbol appears in the lower right:
Entering Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols that Appear Above
the Letters on the Keys
䢇 Press Option , and then press the key with the desired character shown
above the letter. You don’t need to press and hold Option while pressing
the second key.
䢇 To turn Option Lock on, press Option twice. To turn it off, press Option
again. When Option Lock is on, this symbol appears in the lower right:
Entering Other Symbols and Accented Characters
1. Enter the character that corresponds to the symbol or accented character
you want. (See the table on the next page.)
2. Press Alt .
3. Press Up or Down to highlight the desired character.
Tip:
Some application views automatically default to Option Lock, such as the Dial
Pad of the Phone application, or the Calculator. In this case, you do not have to
press and hold Option to enter numbers.