40Entering TextSelecting a Character Input ModeYour Sprint PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enterwords, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you areprompted to enter text (for example, when adding aContact entry or when using Sprint PCS Mail and SMSText Messaging).To change the character input mode:1. When you are prompted to enter text, press tochange the character input mode.2. Select one of the following options: T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9Text Input (see page 41). Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad (seepage 42). Symbol to enter symbols (see page 43). Number to enter numbers by pressing the numberson the keypad (see page 43). Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (seepage 43). Recent Msg to select text from a list of recentmessages (see page 43). Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 43).Tip: When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change lettercapitalization (Abc>ABC > abc).
