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2 Basic setup and operation
l Popup Mode. In Popup mode, characters that have alternates are highlighted as you
type and a popup window of the list of alternate characters is shown. When a character
is highlighted, press the SYM key (Fn+ Space bar) to change the character to the next
available character in the list of possible characters. To select the character you want to
use from the popup window, do one of the following:
l Repeatedly press the SYM key until the desired character is highlighted in the
popup window.
l Use the cursor keys to select a character from the popup window.
l Press the number key associated with the desired character in the popup window.
l Tap the desired character in the popup window.
When the popup window is open, you can select the currently highlighted character
and close the popup window in the following ways:
l Press Enter.
l Continue to type characters other than the cursor movement keys.
You can also press the Escape key (ESC) to close the popup window; this deletes the
character being input.
For example, to type fenêtre:
a. Type fene; ignore the popups that appear for the first e and the n. The second e is
highlighted, with a popup window.
b. Press Fn+Space bar (SYM) three times to highlight the ê character.
c. Type t ; the ê character is accepted.
d. Then type re. A popup remains open.
e. Press Enter to close the final popup.
Switching Modes
There are two ways to switch between inline and popup modes.
l Press the Ctrl+Space bar key combination.
l Tap the mode button on the language bar.
l If the language bar is maximized this is at the top of the screen.
l If the language bar is minimized, this is at the bottom of the screen
Application Support for SYM IME
SYM IME only works with applications which support Text Services Framework (TFS).
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