Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone - The Basics 31Entering TextSelecting a Character Input ModeYour Sprint PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enter words,letters, punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you areprompted to enter text (for example, when adding a Contact entryor when sending Sprint PCS Mail and SMS Text Messages).To change the character input mode:1. When you are prompted to enter text, press theright (Options).2. Select a character input mode: T9 (English) to enter characters using predictiveT9 Text Input (see page 31). Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad(see page 32). Symbol to enter symbols (see page 33). Number to enter numbers (see page 33).Entering Characters Using T9 Text InputT9 Text Input lets you enter text in your Sprint PCS Phone bypressing keys just once per letter. (To select the T9 (English) modewhen entering text, see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive worddatabase and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as youtype.) If the word you want does not display after you have enteredall the letters, press to scroll through additional wordselections. To accept a word and insert a space, press .If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character. Pressand hold to delete an entire entry.To enter text using T9:1. From the text entry screen (for example, a new event inscheduler), press the right and select T9 (English).2. Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, toenter “Meeting”, press once, twice, once,once, once, and once.)
