Using special keys or buttons on a Palm Pre/Pre Plus/Pre 2
Use the keyboard
1. Option
2. Shift
3. Space
4. Backspace
5. Enter
6. Sym
Enter uppercase letters
By default, the
first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the remaining
text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do
one of the following:
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Press Shift
and press the letter
key. The Shift symbol appears: 
.
You don’t need to hold down Shift while you press the letter key.
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Turn on Caps Lock: Press Shift twice. The Caps
Lock symbol appears:
.
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Turn off Caps Lock: Press Shift .
Enter alternate keyboard characters
Numbers,
punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To
enter these characters, do one of the following:
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Press Option
and press the key
for the character. The alternate character symbol appears: 
. You don’t need
to hold down Option while pressing the second key.
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Enter a series of alternate characters: Press Option twice to lock the
alternate character feature. The alternate character lock symbol
appears:
.
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Turn off the alternate character feature: Press Option .
Enter characters from the symbols
table
You
can enter symbols and accented characters that don’t appear on the
keys by using the symbols table. See Symbols and accented characters for a table of the available symbols and
accented characters.
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Press Sym
to display the
symbols table.
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Narrow the list by pressing the key that corresponds to the
character you want. For example, to enter an é, press e.
See the table below for a list of corresponding characters.
Tip The symbols and accented characters are grouped according
to their similarity to the corresponding key. For example, the symbol
that is available for the R key is ®, and for the T key is ™.
Tip If you press the wrong key, press Backspace to
redisplay the full symbols table. You can then press another key.
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Scroll to find the character you want.
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Tap the character to insert it.
Symbols and accented characters
| Press Sym |
to select… |
a or A |
á à ä â ã å æ Á À Ä Â Ã Å Æ ª ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } <
> « » Ø µ | |
b or B |
~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø µ | |
c or C |
© ç Ç ¢ |
d or D |
† ‡ |
e or E |
é è ë ê ?ì É È Ë Ê € ¹ ¼ ½ |
h or H |
¢ € £ ¥ ?í |
i or I |
í ì ï î Í Ì Ï Î ÷ ‰ |
j or J |
¡ |
k or K |
:-) :-( ;-) |
l or L |
` ‘ ’ ‚  |
m or M |
µ :-) :-( ;-) |
n or N |
ñ Ñ ¿ |
o or O |
ó ò ö ô ?ì õ ø Ó Ò Ö Ô ?í Õ Ø º “ ” „ < > « » |
p or P |
¶ ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø µ | |
q or Q |
\ ~ | |
r or R |
® ² |
s or S |
ß ?° ?? ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø | |
t or T |
™ ³ ¾ |
u or U |
ú ù ü û Ú Ù Ü Û [ ] { } < > « » |
v or V |
^ |
w or W |
÷ ^ ± |
x or X |
x ¤ |
y or Y |
ÿ ý ?? Ý ¥ [ ] { } < > « » |
z |
?æ ?O • |
, or _ |
~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø µ | |
. |
… ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø µ | |
@ |
° • Ø |
Other key combinations
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Access USB Drive mode: Press Option+ Sym + U.
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Restart your device: Press Option + Sym + R.
As an alternate method, you can press and hold power
and
slide the ringer switch three times.
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Perform a Full Erase: Press Option + Sym + power .
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Take a screenshot: Press Option + Sym + P.
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Access app info and delete an app: Press Option and then tap an
application.
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Set GPS app for contact entry: Press Option and then tap the
contact’s address.
