Good Technology Inc. G100 User Manual

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Setting Handheld Preferences
User’s Guide
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Using Autotext
Your handheld includes an Autotext feature to help you compose 
text. For example, as you type, Autotext automatically types capital 
letters at the beginning of sentences and translates abbreviations into 
complete words. 
To view Autotext settings:
1.
On the home screen, click the Preferences icon
.
Autotext Features
Item
Description
Capitalization
Words following periods (.) and a space are 
automatically capitalized.
Punctuation
Pressing Space twice inserts a period (.) automatically 
at the end of a word or sentence. The next word is 
capitalized automatically.
Spelling
Commonly misspelled words are corrected. For 
example, the misspelled word thier is replaced with 
their.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations and acronyms are replaced with 
complete words. For example, mo is replaced by 
month.
Variables
Type the letters ct (for current time) to automatically 
insert the time. Type td (for today’s date) to 
automatically insert the current date.
Special 
Symbols
In email address fields, press Space twice to 
automatically insert an @ symbol. Press Space again 
to enter a dot (.) symbol. Press Space again to 
automatically enter a com suffix. Continue to press 
Space to cycle between .com, .net, .gov, and .org 
suffixes.
Numbers
In fields where numbers are expected, you can type 
numbers without using the Alt key (for example, 
when you enter a Contact’s phone number or use the 
Calculator).