Phone Basics

Section 2A. Phone Basics 29

For Speed Dial locations 10-99 (Two-Touch Dialing):
1. Press the first digit.
2. Press and hold the second digit for approximately
two seconds. The display screen confirms that the
number has been dialed when it shows
“Connecting...”.
Entering Text

Selecting a Text Input Mode

Your 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 Mail or SMS Text
Messaging).
1. From a screen where you can enter text, press the
right softkey to change the text input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
䡲Predict English to enter text using a predictive text
entering system that reduces number of
keypresses required while entering a word. (See
page 30.)
䡲Multi-Tap to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the numbers on the keypad.
(See page 31.)
䡲Numbers to enter numbers by pressing the
numbers on the keypad. (See page 32.)
䡲Symbols to enter symbols. (See page 32.)
䡲Predict Spanish to enter Spanish text using
predictive text in the same way as Predict English.
(See page 40.)
䡲Insert Preset Msgs to enter preprogrammed
messages. (See page 41.)
䡲Recent Messages to insert a recent message.
Note Speed dialing is not available when you are roaming;
when you are roaming off the Sprint National
Network, you must always dial using 11 digits
(1 + area code + number).
Tip When entering text, press * to change letter
capitalization (ABC > Abc > abc).