40 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The BasicsEntering Characters Using T9 Text InputT9 Text Input lets you enter text in your Sprint PCS VisionPhone by pressing keys just once per letter. (To select the T9[English] mode when entering text, see “Selecting a CharacterInput Mode” on page 39.)T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitiveword database and creates a suitable word. (The word maychange as you type.) If the word you want does not displayafter you have entered all the letters, press to scrollthrough additional word selections. To accept a word andinsert a space, press .If you make a mistake, press to erase a singlecharacter. Press and hold to delete an entire entry.To enter text using T9:1. From the text entry screen (for example, a new event inscheduler), press and select T9 (English).2. Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example,to enter “Meeting”, press once, twice,once, once, once, and once.)Entering Characters by Tapping the KeypadTo enter characters by tapping the keypad:1. Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a CharacterInput Mode” on page 39.)2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until thedesired letter appears (for example, to enter the word“Bill,” press twice, three times, threetimes, press to advance the cursor or wait for it to
