48• Write THERE or there (in either case the abc mode causescharacters to display as lowercase.)• Touch the screen to insert a period.Note: Draw a diagonal slash across the screen ( / ) to enter a paragraphreturn.Handwriting Mode-Entering Numbers1. Touch the Text Input Mode button at the bottom of thescreen and select Numeric. The input mode indicator thenchanges to which activates the number function. Noalphabetic characters are recognized.2. Write the desired numbers using your finger.• If you make a mistake, touch to erase a single character.• Touch and hold to erase an entire word or line.As an example, to write “123 Anywhere” you would:• Touch the Text Input Mode button and select Numeric. isthen shown onscreen.• Write 123.• Touch the Text Input Mode button and select Abc. is thenshown onscreen.• Write ANYWHERE or Anywhere (in either case the Abc modecauses the initial character to be uppercase while the rest areforced into lowercase.)• Draw a line ( ___ ) across the screen to insert a space. Since thereis no letter that matches this icon, the a877 inserts an emptyspace.• You could also touch the Input Select field and choose Keypad to thentouch and insert an empty space. After which return to theHandwriting mode.Handwriting Mode-Entering Symbols1. Touch the Text Input Mode button at the bottom of thescreen and select Symbols. The input mode indicator thenchanges to which activates the symbols function.No alphabetic or numeric characters are recognized.2. Write the desired numbers using your finger.• If you make a mistake, touch to erase a single character.• Touch and hold to erase an entire word or line.123123AbcSYM
