Section 2A: Phone Basics 51Phone BasicsEntering TextSelecting a Character Input ModeYour phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted toenter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry orwhen using Sprint Mail and SMS Text Messaging).To change character input mode:1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,press Options ( ) to change the character inputmode.2. Select one of the following options: T9(English) to enter text using a predictive textentering system that reduces the number of keysthat need to be pressed while entering a word(see page 52). Alpha to cycle through the alpha charactersassociated with the letters on the keypad(see page 53). Symbol to enter symbols (see page 55). Number to enter numbers by pressing the numberson the keypad (see page 55). Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages(see page 55). Recent Msg to enter a message from a list ofprevious messages (see page 55).
