Pity about that Susan, I often wonder why they change things that work, It makes life more difficult. I haven't come across the spell system, But my son-in-law is giving me an i phone so I may find out something I am looking forward to the challenge!! Mike. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Curry Sent: 27 February 2011 10:40 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark hi mike, this also works for me but I have to right arrow first to get it to work, otherwise it just goes in to that option to spell. susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Meaney" <mikemean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 7:36 PM Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark > Elenor what I meant to say is, when you hit the full stop keep hitting the > star and you should get the punctuation you need. > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke > Sent: 26 February 2011 16:41 > To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark > > Mike I have taken on board what you say re the punctuation, number 1 > followed by the 's' and it works a dream. However if I press the number 1 > followed by the * on my C5 (incidentally the same phone as Susan) I get > the > drop-down menu and have to arrow down through the punctuation options. > Some > > of these are not spoken by Talks. I am perplexed by what Susan says re > using the right arrow to make her choice of punctuation as I am unable to > do > > this on my C5 and yes the punctuation window just opens down like the word > options in predictive text. Well each to his own but thanks for that > brill > tip. In all the years I have used Talks and been on both Talks lists and > even another phone list for the blind, never heard that one before. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Meaney" <mikemean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:59 AM > Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark > > >> That's good Susan. >> When you hit the full stop then just hit the star key and you'll come >> across >> comma questionmark exclamation mark and so on, when you find what you >> want >> just continue on writing. >> Hope this helps. >> Give it a shot,. >> Mike. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Curry >> Sent: 26 February 2011 09:07 >> To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark >> >> hi mike, >> >> hey that's great, that works for me also. is there any more of like that? >> >> susan >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike Meaney" <mikemean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 7:23 PM >> Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark >> >> >>> Susan I have N 75 when I want to put in a ' I hit the number one key >>> which >>> is a full stop then I put in the letter s and it turns the full stop >>> into >>> a >>> '. >>> As simple as that. ----Original Message----- >>> From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Curry >>> Sent: 25 February 2011 12:29 >>> To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark >>> >>> hi flor, >>> >>> sorry i forgot to say that i am using predictive text whilst having this >>> problem. >>> >>> susan >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> >>> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 12:13 PM >>> Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark >>> >>> >>>> Susan, >>>> >>>> It may be possible for you to go beyond the number keys, e.g., pressing >>>> a >>>> key five, six, or even seven times, may produce a symbol (such as the >>>> apostrophe) not available on the ordinary keypad. there's also >>>> predictive >>>> text, but that may not always work correctly! >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Susan Curry" <SusanCurry@xxxxxxx> >>>> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:14 AM >>>> Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark >>>> >>>> >>>>> hi eleanor, >>>>> >>>>> yes, i know but that's the only way i can put it in >>>>> >>>>> susan >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:01 AM >>>>> Subject: [vip_students] Re: mobile corner, question mark >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Why do you have to make a space? That should not be necessary. >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Susan Curry" <SusanCurry@xxxxxxx> >>>>>> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:55 AM >>>>>> Subject: [vip_students] mobile corner, question mark >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> hi folks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm using the nokia c5, when I'm writing a text message and go to >>>>>>> put >>>>>>> in a question mark or any other sign like that, say for instance I'm >>>>>>> putting in the word Joe's what I have to do to get the apostrophe in >>>>>>> is >>> >>>>>>> to put in a space after the letter e hit the * and then it will go >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> to the list of different signs i select my apostrophe then i have to >>>>>>> delete the space. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> i do hope this all makes sense, does any one else have this problem? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> many thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> susan >>>>>>> best wishes >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Susan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >>>>>>> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >>>>>>> SPAMfighter has removed 1744 of my spam emails to date. >>>>>>> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Professional version does not have this message >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >>>>> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >>>>> SPAMfighter has removed 1744 of my spam emails to date. >>>>> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >>>>> >>>>> The Professional version does not have this message >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >>> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >>> SPAMfighter has removed 1744 of my spam emails to date. >>> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >>> >>> The Professional version does not have this message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 1744 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional version does not have this message >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. 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