In any text field, to enter special Unicode characters, press the SYM key or MENU + SPACEBAR. The Special Character selector opens, displaying special characters alphabetically. Use the D-PAD or TRACKBALL to navigate through the list: left-right to flip through the favorites, recent, alphabet, and symbol sets; up-down to select specific characters. Press the TRACKBALL to insert a highlighted character. Here are some useful tips in using the Special Character selector:

• With the selector open, you can show the same characters capitalized by pressing SHIFT + the character (like "a"). Toggle back to lowercase by pressing the letter again.
• To see all special characters, select All (at the bottom of the selector) or use the menu shortcut MENU A, and the selector grid expands.
  
  To navigate between character sets (Latin-1 Supplement is shown above), press MENU then select one of the sets listed on the menu.
• To see a specific character set, type the letter in the text field, select the letter (using SHIFT + D-PAD or TRACKBALL), then press the SYM key.
• To type a character using its Unicode value (without opening the selector grid), press SYM + SPACEBAR (press the keys simultaneously), then type the 4-character Unicode value. You can view the Unicode value of any character on the grid by doing any one of the following:
  
  • Highlight a character on the grid for two seconds.
  • Highlight a character on the grid then press MENU I.
  • Highlight a character on the grid then press and hold the TRACKBALL. (This action will also cause the character to be inserted into your text field.)

Favorites List - You can save up to nine special characters in a "Favorites" list. The Favorites list opens by default when you press the SYM key.

• To add a character to your Favorites list, highlight a character in the selector grid, then press MENU N. The character is added to your list.
• To enter a character that appears on your Favorites list, you can either open the Special Character selector and select that character; or, you can press SYM, <favorite shortcut key>.

Recent List - The system will save the last 10 special characters you typed and display them in a "Recent" list. You can view the Recent list by scrolling through the selector panes.

• To open the Recent list directly, while in a text field press SYM, SPACEBAR.
• To enter the last special character you typed, simply press SYM, SPACEBAR, 1.

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