Entering Text - Sprint PCS PM-225 Phone Manual

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,
select Mode (right softkey).
2.
Select one of the following options:
Tip:
When entering text, press the
capitalization ( Abc > ABC > abc ).
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Abc to cycle through the alpha characters associated
with the letters on the keypad (see page37).
T9Word to enter text using a predictive text entering
system that reduces the number of keys that need to
be pressed while entering a word (see page 35).
123 to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on
the keypad (see page 38).
Symbols to enter symbols (see page 38).
Smileys to enter "emoticons"(see page 38).
Preset Messages to enter pre-programmed messages
(see page38).
Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone – The Basics
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(Shift) key to change letter