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:
䡲T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9
Text Input (see page 38).
䡲Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad.
䡲Symbol to enter symbols (see page 40).
䡲Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 40).
䡲Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (see
page 40).
䡲Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent
messages (see page 40).
䡲Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 40).
Tip: Preset Msg, Recent Msg, and Emoticons are only available for
text messaging.