Entering Text - Motorola VI-C290 Instruction 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 Text SMS Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1.
When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press the right softkey to change the character input
mode.
2.
Select one of the following options:
Tip:
When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
capitalization ( ABC > Abc > abc ).
34 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics
T9Word to enter text using a predictive text entering
system that reduces the amount of keys that need
to be pressed while entering a word (see page 35).
Abc to cycle through the alpha characters associated
with the letters on the keypad (see page 37).
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 Msgs to enter pre-programmed messages (see
page 38).