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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 Contacts
entry or when using Sprint PCS Mail and SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press Mode(rightsoftkey).
2. Select a character input mode:
Ⅲ
Add Wordto store words that you use frequently
(see page 45).
Ⅲ
PresetMessagesto enter preset messages (see
page 70).
Ⅲ
RecentMessagesto enter messages you have used
recently.
Ⅲ
Signatureto enter your signature (see page 69).
Ⅲ
T9 Wordto enter characters using predictive
T9 Text Input(see page 44).
Ⅲ
Alphabetto enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 47).
Ⅲ
SYMBOL to enter symbols.
Ⅲ
NUMBERto enter numbers.
Ⅲ
PRESET SUFFIX to enter a preset suffix.
Ⅲ
SMILEYSto enter smile pictures.
Ⅲ
Emoticonsto enter an emotion icon.
Ⅲ
SelectLanguage to select the language (English or
Spanish).
Phone Basics
