User's Manual

Entering Text
You can enter text and numbers on the HP iPAQ using the keypad. The HP iPAQ supports two input
modes for entering text:
Multipress
and
T9
. The status indicator on the top of the display screen
shows the input mode that is currently in use.
This section provides information about the following topics:
z
Changing Input Modes
z
Entering Text in the Multipress Mode
z
Entering Text in the T9 Mode
Changing Input Modes
You can change the text mode to
Multipress
or
T9
as follows:
Entering Text in the Multipress Mode
1. Press and hold
*
until the status indicator for the input mode you want is shown at the top of
the dis
p
la
y
screen.
2.
The following table shows the list of input mode status indicators:
To change options in the
Multipress
or
T9
modes, for example, changes from
abc
to
ABC
, or
from
T9
to
t9
,
p
ress
*
and release.
Indicator Mode
abc
The
Multi
p
ress
text in
p
ut mode, lowercase
Abc
The
Multi
p
ress
text in
p
ut mode, initial ca
p
ital letters
ABC
The
Multi
p
ress
text in
p
ut mode, u
pp
ercase
t9
The
T9
text in
p
ut mode, lowercase
T9
The
T9
text in
p
ut mode, initial ca
p
ital letters
T9
The
T9
text in
p
ut mode, u
pp
ercase
TIP:
In the
Multipress
or
T9
text input mode, the first letter of a sentence is always
in uppercasel.
1. You can enter a letter in the
Multipress
mode by pressing the number key on which the letter
a
pp
ears.
2. To enter the first letter on the number ke
y
,
p
ress the ke
y
once.
3. To enter the second letter
p
ress the ke
y
twice, and so on.