Sprint Nextel PPC-6700 Use Multi-Tap Input Mode, Use Numeric Input Mode, Use the Options Screen

To enter a number, you can tap and hold on the desired number key on the keypad; or select the numeric mode, and then tap the number.

To insert a space or tab, tap .

To scroll through the wordlist, tap or .

To enter a capital letter, tap .

To add symbols, you can tap to display the most frequently used symbols on the wordlist; or tap to choose a symbol from the complete list.

Use Multi-Tap Input Mode

Multi-Tap input mode is an alphabetic mode that allows you to manually enter individual letters to form words. To select Multi- tap input, tap the mode selection key until “abc” appears on the key.

Use Numeric Input Mode

Numeric input mode allows you to enter a number each time you tap a number key. You can compile several numbers on the wordlist, and then tap to insert the numbers at the current cursor position on the screen. To select Numeric input mode, tap the mode selection key until “123” appears on the key.

Use the Options Screen

You can customize various behaviors for Phone Pad, including the language database, on the Options screen. To access the Phone Pad Options screen, do any of the following:

Tap and hold on the keypad.

Tap the Input Panel icon at the bottom of the screen, and tap Options. Then, on the Input Method tab of the Input screen, tap Options.

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