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Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 37
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 Contacts
entry or when using 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 38).
Ⅲ Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad.
Ⅲ Symbol to enter symbols (see page 40).
Ⅲ Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 40).
Ⅲ Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (see
page 40).
Ⅲ Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent
messages (see page 40).
Ⅲ Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 40).
Tip:
Preset Msg, Recent Msg, and Emoticons are only available for
text messaging.