EnteringText

Selecting a Character InputMode

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 PCS Mail and SMS Text Messaging).

Tochangethecharacterinputmode:

1.When you display a screen where you can enter text, select Mode (right softkey) to change the character input mode.

2.Use your navigation key to select one of the following options:

T9Word to enter characters using predictive T9 Text Input. (See page 43.)

Alphabet to enter characters by using the Alphabet mode. (See page 45.)

SYMBOL to enter symbols.

SMILEYS to enter smile icons.

Emoticons to enter “emoticons.”

WebShortcuts to enter Web shortcuts (for example, www., http://www., or .com).

PresetMessages to enter preset messages. (See page 63.)

RecentMessages to enter messages used recently.

Tip:

When you see triangles on the left and right of the menu, you

 

can press the navigation key left or right to switch between

 

different input modes.

 

 

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Spirit M1 manual EnteringText, Selecting a Character InputMode, Tochangethecharacterinputmode