Entering Text

Selecting a Character Input Mode

Your PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enter words,letters,
punctuation,and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text
(for example,when adding an internal Phone Book entry or
composing a text message).
The current entry mode is displayed at the bottom of your screen:T9
(T9 mode),abc (abc mode), or 123 (number mode).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,press
Options(left softkey).
2. Select a character input mode and press .
T9to enter characters using T9 Text Input
(see page 27).
abcto enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 28).
Numberto enter numbers (see page 29).
Symbolsto enter symbols (see page 29).
Smileysto enter “emoticons” (see page 29).
There are several shortcuts available:
To switch the mode between T9and abc,press and hold Options
(left softkey).
To change to the Number mode,press and hold .
To change to the Symbols mode,press and hold .
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