Sprint Nextel i856 Entering Text Using Alpha Mode, Entering Symbols, Numbers,and Quick Notes

Tochangethetextinputsettings:

1.On a text entry screen, press /.

2.Select TextInputSettings.

3.Select your PrimaryInput and SecondaryInput language, and whether you want CompleteWord and WordPredictfeatures to be on or off.

Entering Text Using Alpha Mode

1.Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Text Input Mode” on page 15.)

2.Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,” press 2 twice, 4 three times, 5 three times, and 5 three times again. (If you make a mistake, press Delete (left softkey) to erase a single character. Press and hold Delete (left softkey) to erase an entire entry.)

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lower cased. After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.

Characters scroll in the following order:

Key English Sequence

Space . ? ! , @ & : ; “ - ( ) ‘ ¿ ¡ % £ $ ¥

ABC	A B C 2 Á Ã Â À Ç
DEF	D E F 3 É Ê È
GHI	G H I 4 Í Ì
JKL	J K L 5
MNO	M N ñ O 6 Ó Õ Ô Ò
PQRS	P Q R S 7 ß
TUV	T U V 8 Ú Ü Û Ù
WXYZ	W X Y Z 9
	+ - 0 * / \ [ ] = > < # §
	Space Shift Caps Lock
	Back

Entering Symbols, Numbers,and Quick Notes

Toentersymbols:

Select the Symbols mode. (See “Selecting a Text Input Mode” on page 15.) To enter a symbol, press the appropriate key indicated on the display.

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