Section 2A: Your SprintPCS Phone – The Basics 37
EnteringCharacters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad:
1. Selectthe Abcmode (see “Selecting a Character Input
Mode”on page 34).
2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired
letter appears (for example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press twice, three times, three times,
and three times again). (If you make a mistake,
press to erase a single character. Press and hold
to delete an entire entry.)
By default, the firstletter of an entry is capitalized and the
following letters are lowercase. After a character is entered, the
cursor automatically advances to the nextspace after two
seconds or when you enter a character on a differentkey.
Characters scroll in the following order:
. , @ 1’? ! *# /
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
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2
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