Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
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 Picture Mail or SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1.When you display a screen where you can enter text, press the right softkey to change the character input mode.
2.Select one of the following options:
■Predictive English to enter text using a predictive text entering system that reduces the keys that need to be pressed while entering a word (page 40).
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■Numbers to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the keypad (page 42).
■Symbols to enter symbols (page 42).
■Predictive Spanish to enter Spanish text using predictive text like Predictive English (page 40).
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