you can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your handheld. note that you cannot enter graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard.

    to use the onscreen keyboard:

    1. open an application (such as address book).

    2. tap a record, or tap new.

    3. tap "abc" to open the alphabetic keyboard, or tap "123" to open the numeric keyboard.

   

    4. tap the characters to enter text and numbers.

    the onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international characters. you can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need.

    5. after you finish, tap done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in the record.