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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual EnteringText, Selecting a Character InputMode

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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, press Mode (right softkey) to change the character input mode.

2.Select one of the following options:

Note: The menus displayed vary according to the entry field. If you see triangles on the rightand leftof the menu, you can press the rightand left navigation keys to switch between related menus.

■Alphabet to enter characters by using the Alphabet mode. (See page 49.)

■T9Word to enter characters using predictive T9 Text Input. (See page 46.)

■SYMBOL to enter symbols.

■SMILEYS to enter smile icons.

■Emoticons to enter “emoticons.”

■PRESETSUFFIX to enter a preset suffix (for example, www., http://www., or .com).

■PresetMessages to enter preset messages. (See page 65.)

■RecentMessages to enter messages used recently.

■Paste to paste copied or cut text (if applicable).

■NUMBER to enter numbers.

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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual EnteringText, Selecting a Character InputMode, Tochangethecharacterinputmode

Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents 105 Setting Your Phone’s Security171 4A. Important Safety Information 3C. Sprint PCS Voice Command4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3B. Sprint PCS VisionPage Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Welcome to SprintYour Phone IntroductionOutgoing Incoming Missed Recent Calls Erase History ServicesSend Message IiiVoice Services Online Albums Prints by Mail Settings & InfoBluetooth Calendar Alarm Clock Text Picture Mail IM & Email Chat & Dating VoicemailSounds Countdown Stop Watch World Clock Calculator Update PhoneDisplay PCS Vision Location BluetoothMessaging Others SecurityVii Viii Phone InfoPage Page Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section UnlockingYourPhone DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedTounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Tosetupyourvoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemailVoicemail Passcode Account Password VoicemailPassword SprintPCS AccountPasswordsSprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword Getting Help ReachingSprintCustomerServiceReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformation ToaccessautomatedinvoicinginformationSprint411 TocallSprint411ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServices SprintPCSOperatorServicesYour Phone Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The BasicsPhoneBasics FrontView ofYour PhoneKey Functions PhoneBasics Your Phone The Basics Viewing the Display Screen Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics Features ofYour Phone PhoneBasics TurningYourPhoneOn TurningYour Phone On and OffTurningYourPhoneOff ToturnyourphoneonInstallingtheBattery BatteryCapacityToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery RemovingtheBatteryUsingtheCharger ChargingtheBatteryTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone MenusBackingUpWithinaMenu DisplayingYour Phone NumberTogotothepreviousmenu ToreturntostandbymodeMaking and Answering Calls TomakeacallusingyourkeypadHoldingYour Phone Making CallsToplaceacallwiththeflipclosed Press or close the phone when you are finishedDialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call SettingAnsweronHold AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledTosetAnsweronHold ToresumethecallEndingaCall UsingtheSpeakerphoneTodisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished ToturnthespeakerphoneonduringacallAdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation ChangingtheRingerVolumeMutingaCall TomuteacallCalling Emergency Numbers Missed Call NotificationTocalltheMissedCallentry TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymodeSelect ExitEmergency ToexitEmergencymodeToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options End-of-Call Options Transfer AudioTotransferaudioduringacall Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Saving a Phone NumberTofindaphonenumber Finding a Phone NumberTodialorsavephonenumberswithpauses Dialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith PausesPlus + Code Dialing TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialingDialing From the Contacts List Using Speed DialingTodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryToplaceacallusingPh.BookMatchAbbreviatedDialing Using Abbreviated DialingPrepend is setto Enable Aprepend number has been predefined ToplaceacallusingPrependAbbreviatedDialingSelecting a Character InputMode EnteringTextTochangethecharacterinputmode ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Entering Characters UsingT9TextInputAddingaWordtotheT9Database Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWordsToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase ToeditorerasethewordsyouhaveaddedSettingtheDefaultInputMode CustomizingtheT9SettingsTocustomizetheT9Settings TosetthedefaultinputmodePress and hold To delete an entire entry Entering Characters by Using AlphabetModeControlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s SettingsRingerTypes Sound SettingsSelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls ToselectaringertypeforvoicecallsToselectavibrate pattern Selecting aVibrate PatternSelect SettingsSoundsOthersToneLength Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneTosetastart-up/power-offtone Selecting aTone LengthSetting Up Key Press Echo UsingVoice PromptToenableordisablevoiceprompt ToturnKeyPressEchoonoroffToadjustyourphone’svolumesettings Adjusting the Phone’sVolume SettingsToadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume ToadjusttheapplicationvolumeAlert Notification Select SettingsSoundsAlertsTosetalerts ToactivateSilenceAll Silence AllTodeactivateSilenceAll Changing theTextGreeting Display SettingsChanging the BacklightTime Length Changing the Display Screen Animation Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCallsChanging the Display for Incoming Calls TochangetheanimationdisplaySelect SettingsDisplayOthersMatchAreaCode Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby ModeChanging the Display for Area Name TosetyourareanamedisplayChanging the Screen Saver Setting Return to Standby ModeChanging theTextFontSize TochangethescreensaverPower Save Mode Sleep ModeTosetthisfeature TosetsleepmodeToenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Location SettingsSettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay Messaging SettingsTosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Toeditapresetmessage ManagingPresetMessagesTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgsAddingaCustomizedSignature SettingaCallbackNumberTosetthecallbacknumber ToaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessageSelect SettingsMessagingDraftsAlert SettingDraftsAlertTosetDraftsAlert TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode Airplane ModeTTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Activating and DeactivatingWireless Backup Service Wireless BackupToactivateWirelessBackupservice Select ContactsWirelessBackupTodeactivateWirelessBackupservice SettingWireless Backup AlertTosetWirelessBackupalert Select ContactsWirelessBackupAlertShortcutMy Favorites Phone Setup OptionsToassignyourshortcutkey ToedittheshortcutToassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Auto-Answer ModeDisplay Language TosetAuto-AnswermodeSetting Any Key Answer Setting the CurrentTimeSetting the Open/Close Flip Option ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeatureChanging the Phone’sMenu Style ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeatureTochangethemainmenustyle Select SettingsOthersSideKeyGuard Setting the Side Key GuardToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff Select SettingsOthersTextEntry SettingTextEntry OptionsTosetyourtextentryoptions ToactivatethePh.BookMatchfeature Setting Abbreviated DialingSelect SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Select Ph.BookMatch ToactivatethePrependfeatureSelect SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButton Setting HeadsetModeToconnecttheheadset TosetheadsetmodeYourPhone’sSecurity Setting Your Phone’s SecurityUsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Accessing the Security MenuLockingYour Phone Changing the Lock Code UnlockingYour PhoneLocking the Pictures Menu Calling in Lock Mode Lock ServicesToactivatelockservices Select VoiceCalls or PCSVisionTorestrictcalls Restricting CallsToaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special NumbersToerasephonecontent Erasing Phone ContentResetting Favorites Resetting the BrowserToresetthebrowser ToresetFavoritesResettingYour Picture Mail Account ResettingYour PhoneToresetyourphone ToresetyourPictureMailaccountToresetdefaultsettings Resetting DefaultSettingsSelect Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears ToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMS Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMSSelect OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable Enabling and Disabling SprintPCSVision Services Security Features for SprintPCSVisionTodisableSprintPCSVisionservices ToenableSprintPCSVisionservicesControlling Your Roaming Experience RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen Understanding RoamingRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Controlling Your Roaming ExperienceTocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoamingUsing Call Guard SettingYour Phone’s Roam ModeSet Mode Select SettingsOthersRoamingSetModeToturnCallGuardonoroff Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuardToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardonSelect SettingsOthersRoamingDataRoam Guard Using Data Roam GuardTosettheconditionsforDataRoamGuardpop-upnotification Managing Call History ToviewaCallHistoryentry Viewing HistoryManaging Call History 101 Call History OptionsToplaceacallfromCallHistory Making a Call From Call HistoryPress Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn 103 TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistoryErasing Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory105 Using ContactsAdding a New Contacts Entry Using ContactsToaddanewentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContactToaddagroupname Assigning a Group EntrySelect ContactsGroup ToassignacontacttoagroupFindingNames Finding Contacts EntriesFindingSpeedDialNumbers TofindContactsentriesbynameFindingGroupEntries Contacts ListOptionsTofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup 109Contacts Entry Options Toaddaphonenumbertoanentry Editing a Contacts EntryTomakechangestoanentry 111Toassignaspeeddialnumber Assigning Speed Dial NumbersAssigning an Image to a Contacts Entry Erasing a Contacts Entry From the ListToeraseaselectedentry ToassignanimageforanentryToselectaringertypeforanentry Selecting a RingerType for an EntryTomakeanentrysecret SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrypublic 115TodialaservicefromyourContacts Dialing SprintPCS ServicesSelect ContactsServices Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad117 Using the Phone’s Calendar and ToolsUsing the Phone’s Calendar and Tools UsingYour Phone’s CalendarAdding an Eventto the Calendar ToaddaneventEvent Alert Menu Event AlertsViewing Events Erasing a Day’s Events Going to a Specified DateDeleting Scheduled Events Adding a Call Alarm to the Calendar Using the Call Alarm FeatureToaddacallalarmtothecalendar Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarmTorespondtoacallalarm Call Alarm MenuOtheroptionsavailableinclude AddingTo Do ListItems Using theTo Do ListItemsAdding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler Using the Alarm Clock UsingYour Phone’sToolsTousethealarmclock Select ToolsAlarmClockUsing the Stopwatch Tousethecountdowntimer Using the CountdownTimerSelect ToolsCountdown SnoozeInterval, or SnoozeTimesWorld Clock Using the CalculatorTousethecalculator ToviewthetimeindifferentlocationsSelect ToolsUpdatePhone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuUpdatingYour Phone DisplayingYour User Address Personal Information ManagementFinding Icon Definitions DisplayingVersion InformationUsing Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice ServicesMaking a Call UsingVoice-Activated Dialing UsingVoice-Activated DialingProgrammingVoiceTags ToprogramavoicetagTo display voice tag options VoiceTag OptionsRecordingVoice Memos ManagingVoice MemosErasingVoice Memos ReviewingVoice MemosToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded ToeraseanindividualvoicememoActivating Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallSelecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Recording a Customized Announcement RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded AnnouncementTorecordyourname TorecordanannouncementErasing an Announcement Reviewing an AnnouncementToreviewanannouncement ToeraseanannouncementUsing Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in CameraTotakeapicturewiththephoneopen Taking Pictures139 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed TocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail Password141 ImageControls to set the Brightness or WhiteBalance Camera Mode OptionsToactivatetheself-timer SettingtheSelf-TimerTocanceltheself-timerafterithasstarted 143TakingStitchShots UsingtheZoomTotakeastitchshot Select Vertical or HorizontalViewing Pictures Using Slideshow SettingYour Favorite ModeTo setyour favorite mode To viewyour pictures using slideshowTo selectyour camera settings Selecting Camera SettingsHigh-640x480,Medium-320x240,orLow-160x120 Setting Auto Delete Using the Settings & Info MenuViewingYour AccountInformation Function Camera Icon IndicationDetails Camera Folder Storing PicturesToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolder 149Camera Folder Options 151 ToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolder Saved to Phone FolderTosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolderSending Pictures From the In Camera Folder Sending SprintPCS Picture MailTosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder 153Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Sending Pictures From Messaging155 ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb SiteManaging SprintPCS Picture Mail Uploading Pictures Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneToviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone TouploadpicturesTodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite DownloadingYour Online PicturesToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone159 ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone 161 Using BluetoothBluetoothStatusIndicators Turning Bluetooth On and OffToturnBluetoothon ToturnBluetoothoffBluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Name Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu Toset aBluetoothnameforyourphoneBluetooth SettingsVisibility Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth InformationTodisplayyourphone’sBluetoothInformation Press SettingsBluetoothMyDeviceInfoBluetooth Settings Permissions Bluetooth SettingsVoice PriorityTosetthevoicepriority 165Bluetooth Profiles TopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevice Pairing Bluetooth DevicesPairedDevices WaitingforRequestTousethetrusteddevicesoptions Using theTrusted Devices OptionsSending an Item Sending Data via BluetoothSending a Contact Using Bluetooth Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Sprint PCS Service Features BasicsSetting UpYourVoicemail UsingVoicemailVoicemail Notification 173NewVoicemail Message Alerts Voicemail NotificationTocallyourvoicemail TodisplayyourMissedLogRetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess175 Voicemail Options UsingExpertModeVoicemailButtonGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroffSprintPCSCallback SettingUpGroupDistributionListsVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage 177Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest ExtendedAbsenceGreeting Clearing the Message IconTocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Select MessagingVoicemailClearCountVoicemail Menu Key Composing SMSTextMessages Using SMSTextMessagingTocomposeanSMSTextmessage 181Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Editing PresetMessages Accessing SMSTextMessagesToresetpresetmessages Using Caller IDResponding to CallWaiting ToswitchbacktothefirstcallerTorespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall 185TomakeaThree-WayCall Making aThree-Way CallToactivateCallForwarding Using Call ForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding 187Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision189 SprintPCSVision ApplicationsYour User Name Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVisionUpdatingYourUserName ToupdateyourusernameFindingYourUserName TofindyourusernameLaunching a SprintPCSVision Connection Connecting...PleasewaitSprint PCS Vision Home TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnectionSelect SettingsPCSVisionNetGuard and choose an option TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsNet Guard 193SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators Softkeys Navigating theWebScrolling GoingBack SelectingGoingHome Accessing SprintPCS Mail Accessing MessagingSprintPCS Messaging MessageTypesToaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Accessing Additional Email ProvidersToaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone Accessing SprintInstantMessaging199 Toaccessachatroomfromthebrowser AccessingWireless ChatroomsSelect Chat&Dating TopostamessageToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus AccessingtheMyContentMenusSelect MyContent 201DownloadinganItem SelectinganItemtoDownloadTodownloadaselecteditem 203 UsingMyContentManagerTodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager ToaccessMyContentManagerToselectcalltones SelectingCallTones205 Web Using the Browser MenuExploring theWeb Toopenthebrowsermenu OpeningtheBrowserMenu207 Toaccessabookmark AccessingaBookmarkCreatingaBookmark TocreateabookmarkGoingtoaSpecificWebsite DeletingaBookmarkReloadingaWebPage Toadjustthebrowsersoundvolume AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolumeRestartingtheWebBrowser TorestarttheWebbrowserSettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC UsingYour Phone as a ModemTosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection 211Sprint PCS Vision HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? SprintPCSVision FAQs213 Whenismydataconnectionactive? CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectiondormant? 215 Sprint PCS Voice CommandSprint PCS Voice Command Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice CommandIt’sEasytoGetStarted 217 CreatingYour Own Address BookTomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice CommandToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice Command219 220 Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety InformationMaintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone General PrecautionsImportant SafetyInformation DoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCallsFollowingSafetyGuidelines UsingYourPhoneWhileDrivingUsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlyingTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone225 ProtectingYourBattery Caring for the Battery227 DisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteriesKnowingRadiofrequencySafety SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhonesRadiofrequency RF Energy UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperatesCellularCDMAmodePart22 AMPSmodePart22PCSCDMAmodePart24 229FCCNotice FCCRadiofrequencyEmissionPhone Guide Proprietary Notice Owner’s Record231 Manufacturer’sWarranty Manufacturer’s WarrantyWarranty Manufacturer’sLimitedWarranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty 233 This warranty is valid only in the United States Warranty 235 Index IndexIndex Index Index