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Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 45
Phone Basics
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:
Ⅲ T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9
Text Input (see page 46).
Ⅲ Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 47).
Ⅲ Symbol to enter symbols (see page 48).
Ⅲ Number to enter numbers by pressing the
numbers on the keypad (see page 48).
Ⅲ Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages
(see page 49).
Ⅲ Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent
messages (see page 49).
Ⅲ Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 49).
Tip:
When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
capitalization (ABC > abc > Abc).