Selecting A Character Input Mode; Entering Characters By Tapping The Keypad; Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input - Sanyo 4700 - SCP Cell Phone User Manual

Selecting a Character Input Mode

Your Sprint PCS Phone TM by Sanyo provides convenient ways
to enter words, letters, punctuation and numbers.
To change the character input mode:
In a text entry field (e.g. for entering a folder name on
1.
page 69 and an event description on page 104, etc.)
highlight current selected mode, and press
Highlight your desired mode from
2.
or , and press
SYMBOL NUMBER

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the
mode (see "Selecting a Character Input Mode"
Alphabet
on page 46). Press the corresponding key until the desired
character appears. By default, the first letter of a word is
capitalized and following letters are lowercase.
Characters scroll in the following order:
. - ' / : @ , ? ! 1
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
0
Space
One-character-shifted Caps Lock Unshifted
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46 Navigating through Menus and Entering Text
.
, ,
T9 Word Alphabet
.
In Spanish mode, characters scroll in the following order:
. - ' / : @ , ¿ ? ¡ ! 1
A Á B C 2
D E É F 3
G H I Í 4
J K L 5
M N Ñ O Ó 6
P Q R S 7
T U Ú Ü V 8
W X Y Z 9
0
Space
One-character-shifted Caps Lock Unshifted

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

To enter characters using T9 Text Input, select the
mode (see "Selecting a Character Input Mode" on page 46.)
T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an
intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The
word may change as you type.) If the word you want does
not display after you have entered all the letters, press
to scroll through additional word selections. To accept a
word and insert a space, press
If you make a mistake, press
character, or press and hold
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Tip:
T9 Word
You can shift the
process of entering
letters to upper/lower
case by pressing
. It will change
as follows:
Word – One-
character-shifted
WORD – Caps Lock
.
word – Unshifted
to erase a single
The current selecting
to delete an entire entry.
mode is shown at the
bottom center of the
display.
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