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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:

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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).

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Symbols to enter symbols (see page 38).

Smileys to enter “emoticons”(see page 38).

Preset Messages to enter pre-programmed messages

(see page38).

Tip: When entering text, press the

*

(Shift) key to change letter capitalization ( Abc > ABC > abc ).

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Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your Sprint PCS Phone by pressing keys just once per letter. (To select the T9 Word mode when entering text, see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 34.)

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.)

To enter a word using T9 Text Input:

1.

Select the T9Word character input mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode”on page 34.)

2.

Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word (for example, to enter the word “Bill,”press

2 4 5 5 ). (If you make a mistake, press

BACK to erase a single character. Press and hold delete an entire entry.)

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If the word you want does not display after you have entered all the letters, press 0 to scroll through additional word selections. To accept a word and insert a space, press # .

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Adding a Word to the T9 Database

If a word you want to enter does not display as an option when you are using T9 Text Input, you can add it to the database.

To add a word to the T9 Text Input database:

1.

Select the Abc character input mode. (See “Selecting a

Character Input Mode”on page 34.)

2.

Enter the word using multi-tap text entry. (See “Entering

Characters by Tapping the Keypad”on page 37.) The word will appear as an option the next time you scroll through options during T9 Text Input.

For more information about T9 Text Input, visit the Tegic Web site at www.T9.com.

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Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad:

1.

Select the Abc mode (see “Selecting a Character Input

Mode”on page 34).

2.

Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter appears (for example, to enter the word “Bill,” and press

BACK

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BACK three times again). (If you make a mistake, to erase a single character. Press and hold to delete an entire entry.)

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercase. After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.

Characters scroll in the following order:

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2

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A B C 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

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D E F 3

G H I 4

J K L 5

M N O 6

P Q R S 7

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Space

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Entering Numbers, Symbols, Smileys and Preset

Messages

To enter numbers:

䊳 Select the 123 mode and press the appropriate key.

(See “Selecting a Character Input Mode”on page 34).

To enter symbols:

䊳 Select the Symbols mode. (See “Selecting a Character

Input Mode”on page 34.) To enter a symbol, press the appropriate key indicated on the display.

To enter “emoticons”(smileys):

䊳 Select the Smileys mode and press the appropriate key.

(See “Selecting a Character Input Mode”on page 34.)

To enter Preset messages:

1.

Select the Preset messages mode. (See “Selecting a

Character Input Mode”on page 34.)

2.

Scroll to the desired pre-programmed message and

Note: Preset (or "canned") messages make composing text messages even easier by allowing you to enter preset messages, such as “Meet me at,”“Let’s get lunch,”or a customized preset message of your own. (For more information on preset messages, please see “Managing Preset Messages” on page 53.)

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