Sprint Nextel 800w Creating a Speed-Dial Button

92 Section 2B: Using the Phone Features
Creating a Speed-Dial Button
You can create up to 20 picture buttons and 50 text buttons. By
default, speed-dial buttons do not appear on the Today screen.
To learn how to display your speed-dial buttons, see “Selecting
Which Items Appear on Your TodayScreen” on page 319.
1. Go to your Today screen (see “Accessing Your Today
Screen” on page 76).
2. Press Menu (right softkey) and select New Speed Dial.
3. Do either of the following:
䡲Select Link to contact, select the contact you want to
link to this button, and then select the number you want to dial with this button.
䡲Select Label and enter a name for this button, and then select Number and enter
the phone number you want to dial with this button.
4. If this button is linked to a contact entry with a picture, select either Text Speed Dial or
Picture Speed Dial to indicate which type of button you want to create.
Did you know? You can enter additional numbers to dial, such as a password or extension.
(You can also enter the star [*] and pound [#] symbols.) To enter a
one-second pause, enter a comma [,]. To enter a two-second pause,
enterp. To indicate that you want to press the Extra Digits softkey before
dialing the additional numbers, enter w followed by the additional numbers.
Tip You can add a special ringtone to a contact associated with the speed-dial
button. See “Adding a Contact” on page238.