Phone BasicsSection 2A. Phone Basics 41 From a text entry screen, use the keyboard to enterdifferent character types. Select one of thefollowing character types: Letters to enter the alphabetic charactersassociated with each key. (See page 41.) Numbers to enter numbers by pressing thenumbers on the keyboard. (See page 42.) Symbols to enter symbols and “emoticons.” (Seepage 42.) My Text to enter preprogrammed messages.(See page 42.)The keyboard provides dual-use keys labeled withalphabetic characters on the lower half and numbersand symbols on the upper half. Press the keycorresponding to the character you want to enter.Entering CharactersEntering Uppercase and Lowercase Letters1. Press to make the next character uppercase.Characters revert back to lowercase after the nextcharacter is typed.2. Press the corresponding text keys. For example, to enter the word “Bill,” type thekeypad sequence below. If you make a mistake,press to erase a single character. Press and hold to erase an entire word.Sym: Launches the Symbols page.Choose from an extensive list ofsymbols and other character sets.Space: Inserts an empty space.OK/Enter: Moves the insertion point tothe next line in a message.Back: Deletes the previous character,similar to the backspace key on acomputer keyboard.B i l lSprint M540.book Page 41 Tuesday, April 7, 2009 3:38 PM
