Sprint Nextel MM-A800 manual Entering Text, Selecting a Character Input Mode

Entering Text

Selecting a Character Input Mode

Your Sprint PCS 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).

To change the character input mode:

1.When you are prompted to enter text, press to change the character input mode.

2.Select one of the following options:

■VoiceMode to enter a message using voice dictation (see page 236).

■Alpha(eZi) to enter text using a intuitive text entering system that predicts the word before all the letters of the word are entered (see page 44).

■Symbols to enter symbols (see page 49).

■Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the keypad (see page 49).

■Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (see page 49).

■Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent messages.

■Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 49).

■Settings allows you to configure all the options associated with entering text using Alpha(eZi) (see page 47).

Tip:	When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
	capitalization (ABC > Abc > abc).

Phone Basics

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