Basics 32The keyboard provides dual-use keys labeled with alphabeticcharacters on the lower half and numbers and symbols on theupper half. Press the key combination corresponding to thecharacter you want to enter.Entering CharactersCharacters can be entered using either Uppercase or Lowercase.1. Slide out the QWERTY keyboard and press to makethe next entered character uppercase. Characters thenrevert back to lowercase after the next character is typed.2. Press the desired text key.• For example, to enter the word “Sam”, type the keyboard sequencebelow.• If you make a mistake and enter the wrong character, pressto erase a single character. Press and hold to erase anentire word.3. To enter all uppercase characters, press twice tomaintain all consecutive characters in uppercase.Entering NumbersThe keyboard can be used to enter numbers, letters, andsymbols. Although these keys default to text (letters), numberscan be input by using in conjunction with the correctnumber key.1. Press to input the character displayed on the top rowof the next QWERTY key pressed.Enter: Moves the insertion point to the next line in amessage.SamSAMSWD-M100.book Page 32 Monday, March 8, 2010 8:09 AM