EnteringText

Selecting a Character InputMode

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® Mail and SMS Text Messaging).

Tochangethecharacterinputmode:

1.When you display a screen where you can enter text, press Mode (right softkey) to change the character input mode.

2.Use your navigation key to select one of the following options:

T9Word to enter characters using predictive T9 Text Input. (See page 44.)

Alphabet to enter characters by using the Alphabet mode. (See page 47.)

SYMBOL to enter symbols.

SMILEYSto enter smile icons.

Emoticons to enter “emoticons.”

PRESETSUFFIXto enter a preset suffix (for example, www., http://www., or .com).

PresetMessagesto enter preset messages. (See page 64.)

RecentMessagesto enter messages used recently.

Note: PresetMessages, RecentMessages, and Emoticons are available only when composing textmessages

Pasteto paste copied or cut text (if applicable).

NUMBERto enter numbers.

Signatureto enter your signature. (See page 65.)

Phone Basics

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Sprint Nextel SCP-8400 manual EnteringText, Selecting a Character InputMode, Tochangethecharacterinputmode