Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual AddingaWordtotheT9Database, ToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase

to erase a single character. Press and hold to delete word by word.)

3.To accept a word and insert a space, press Space or .

Tip: In order to inserta space by pressing during the step above, the Auto-Space setting mustbe on. (See “SettingTextEntry Options”on page 78.)

AddingaWordtotheT9Database

If a word you want to enter is not displayed as an option when you are using T9 Text Input, you can add it to the database.

ToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase:

1.Select the AddWord input mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode”on page 45.)

2.Enter the word using Alphabet mode (multi-tap text entry) and press Save (left softkey). (See “Entering Characters by Using Alphabet Mode”on page 49.) The word will appear as an option the next time you scroll through options during T9 Text Input.

Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded:

1.Select >Settings>Others>TextEntry>MyWords.

2.Select your desired word and press Options (right softkey).

3.To select an option, highlight it and press .

■Edit to edit a word in My Words.

■Erase to erase a word in My Words.

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