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Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics
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Phone
Ba
sics
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your Sprint PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enter
words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you
are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a
Contact entry or when using Sprint PCS Mail and
SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1.
When you are prompted to enter text, press
to
change the character input mode.
2.
Select one of the following options:
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T9 (English)
to enter characters using predictive T9
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Alpha
to enter characters by tapping the keypad
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Symbol
to enter symbols (see page 48).
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Number
to enter numbers by pressing the
numbers on the keypad (see page 48).
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Preset Msg
to enter pre-programmed messages
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Recent Msg
to select text from a list of recent
messages (see page 49).
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Emoticons
to enter “emoticons” (see page 49).
Tip:
When entering text, press the
*
(Shift) key to change letter
capitalization (
ABC > abc > Abc
).