Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your 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).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,press the
right softkey button.
2. Select a character input mode,highlight it,and press .
T9 Wordto enter characters using T9 Text Input (see below
on this page).
Alphabetto enter characters by tapping the keypad (see
page 89).
SYMBOLto enter symbols (see page 90).
NUMBERto enter numbers (see page 90).
CANNED SUFFIXto enter canned suffixes (see page 90).
SMILEYSto enter smile pictures (see page 91).
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input
T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your PCS Phone by pressing keys
just once per letter.(To select the T9 Wordmode when entering text,
see “Selecting a Character Input Mode”on this page.)
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 (if
applicable).To accept a word and insert a space,press .
If you make a mistake,press to erase a single character.Press and
hold to delete an entire entry.
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