How do you switch from numbers to letters on the phone app keypad

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Dashops Author

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How do you switch from numbers to letters on the phone app keypad

While talking on the phone app, you can select the keypad. How do you switch from numbers to letters on the keypad.

iPhone 7, iOS 11.0.2

Posted on Oct 12, 2017 5:13 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 12, 2017 5:15 PM in response to Dashops

There is no letter keyboard for the dial pad in the Phone app. There are letters associated with each number - i.e. A, B and C are represented by 2, so just enter the number associated with the letter you want to enter. The letters should be printed below the number.

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Answer 2

Dashops Author

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Oct 12, 2017 5:24 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123

How does it know what letter the number is representing. For example during my phone call a recorded message ask me to enter the first 3 letters of my county. The first letter is C if I enter the number 2 how does It know which letter I am referring to? BTW, I did try the numbers 227 to represent CAR and the response I got back was the county was not recognized.

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