enter text. Motorola MOTW385, W385

alert/indicator g Message

Shows when you receive a new message.

x Calendar Event

Shows number of calendar appointments.

y New Voicemail

Shows when a voicemail message is received.

u Alarm On

Shows when an alarm has been set.

I Bluetooth Connection Active

Indicates your phone is paired to another

Bluetooth device.

enter text

Some features let you enter text. The following is an example of a screen for Contacts entry information:.

0

1X

❘❘❘❘

ò

N

Highlighted

Option

First Name Abc

Last Name x Mobile 1

Press S to scroll to more options.

Press left soft key to change entry mode.

Abc SAVE Cancel

Press s to save entry information.

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The following is an example of an entry screen used when you create a text message:

0

1X

❘❘❘❘

ò N

Cursor indicates insertion point.

2 .

3 .

4 .

0/10 1/7

To:

123

1 .

Press left soft key to change entry mode.

Press s to send message.

Press right soft key to view Add sub-menu.

select entry mode

Multiple entry modes make it easy for you to enter names, numbers, and messages. The default mode is Abc (tap mode, first character of a sentence in uppercase).

To select an entry mode while entering a message or while entering information for a

Contacts entry, press the left soft key ( -).

You can select one of these entry modes: entry modes iTAP

English

The phone predicts each word (in

English) as you press keys.

iTAP

Spanish

Abc

ABC

The phone predicts each word (in

Spanish) as you press keys.

Tap mode—Enter letters and numbers by pressing a key one or more times, first character of a sentence in uppercase.

Tap mode—Enter letters and numbers by pressing a key one or more times, all characters in uppercase.

123 Enter numbers only.

Symbols Enter symbols.

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Tip: Press * in a text entry screen to toggle through capitalization options:

• no uppercase letters

• first letter of a sentence in uppercase

• all uppercase letters

tap mode

This is the standard mode for entering text on your phone. Regular tap mode cycles through the letters, numbers, and symbols of the key you press.

1 Press a key one or more times to select a letter, number, or symbol.

2 Enter the remaining characters in the same way.

Tip: Press # to enter a space.

When you enter text with tap mode, the soft key functions change:

Character displays at insertion point.

1/7 0/160

To:

233-2233

T

P N

CREATE TXT MESSAGE

Press left soft key to change the text entry mode.

Abc SEND Options

Press right soft key to open

Options menu.

Press s to send message.

• Press the navigation key (S) left or right to move the flashing cursor to the left or right in a text message.

• If you don’t want to save your text or text edits, press the Power/End key (O) to exit without saving.

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iTAP® mode

iTAP software provides a predictive text entry method that combines your key presses into common words.

When you enter three or more letters in a row, your phone may guess the rest of the word. For example, if you enter prog, your phone might show:

0

1X

❘❘❘❘ ò N

CREATE TXT MESSAGE

1/7 0/160

To:

233-2233

This is a prog ram

Abc SEND Options

Press S right to accept program .

Enter a space after prog to keep only prog .

If you want a different word (such as progress), continue pressing keys to enter the remaining letters.

• Scroll down to view other possible combinations, and select the one you want.

• Press the navigation key (S) right to enter the highlighted combination when it spells a word. A space is inserted automatically after the word.

• To enter numbers quickly, press and hold a number key to temporarily switch to numeric mode. Press the number keys to enter the numbers you want.

• Press 1 to enter punctuation or other characters.

enter words

1 Press keys (one press per letter) to begin entering a word.

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As you type, your phone automatically shows additional letters that form a suggested combination.

2 Press the navigation key (S) down to view other possible combinations, and highlight the combination you want.

3 Press the navigation key (S) right to enter the highlighted combination when it spells a word. A space is automatically inserted after the word.

If you enter a word the phone does not recognize, the phone stores it as a new word option. When you fill memory space for new word options, your phone deletes the oldest words to add new ones.

numeric mode

Press keypad keys to enter the numbers you want. When you finish entering numbers, press the 123 key to switch to another entry mode.

symbol mode

On the SYMBOLS screen, scroll to the desired symbol and press the center select key (s) (OK) to select it.

Press the right soft key ( +) (Next) to page down to the next set of symbols. Press the left soft key ( -) (Prev) to page up to the previous set.

delete letters & words

Move the cursor to the right of the text you want to delete, then:

• Press and release B to delete one letter at a time.

• Press and hold B to delete an entire word.

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