User Guide

Section 2A: Your Phone – The Basics 43
Phone Basics
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or
when using Sprint PCS Picture Mail and SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press Mode (right softkey) to change the character input
mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
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T9 Word to enter characters using predictive T9 Text
Input. (See page 44.)
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Alphabet to enter characters by using Alphabet
mode. (See page 47.)
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SYMBOL to enter symbols.
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NUMBERto enter numbers.
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Preset Messagesto enter preset messages. (See page 49.)
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RecentMessages to enter messages used recently.
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Signatureto enter your signature. (See page 66.)
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PRESET SUFFIX to enter a preset suffix (for example,
www., http://, or .com).
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SMILEYS to enter smile pictures.
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Emoticons to enter “emoticons.”
Note: Preset Messages, Recent Messages, and Emoticons are available only
when composing text messages.
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Select Language to select the language (English or
Spanish).
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Erase All to erase all text (if applicable).
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