46 Section 2A: Your Phone: The 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 the 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 47). This mode allows you to enter wordswith only one keystroke per letter. Alpha to cycle through the alpha charactersassociated with the letters on the keypad(see page 49). Symbol to enter symbols such as punctuation marks(see page 51). Number to enter numbers by pressing the numberson the keypad (see page 51). Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages (seepage 51).Tip: If the character modes do not appear after pressing the rightsoftkey, try entering a single character in the entry field andthen pressing the right softkey again.
