Sprint Nextel Cell Phone Cell Phone User Manual


 
Section 2A: Your Phone – The Basics 47
toerase a single character. Press and hold to delete
word by word.)
3. To accept a word and insert a space, press or .
Tip: In order to inserta space by pressing during the step above, the
Auto-Space setting must be on. (See “Setting Text Entry Options”on
page 78.)
Adding a Word to the T9 Database
If a word you want to enter is not displayed as an option when
you are using T9 Text Input, you can add it to the database.
To add a word to the T9 Text Input database:
1. Select the Add Wordinput mode. (See “Selecting a
Character Input Mode”on page 45.)
2. Enter the word using Alphabet mode (multi-tap text
entry) and press
Save (left softkey). (See “Entering
Characters by Using Alphabet Mode”on page 49.) The
word will appear as an option the next time you scroll
through options during T9 Text Input.
To edit or erase the words you have added:
1. Select >Settings > Others > Text Entry > My Words.
2. Selec
t your desired word and press
Options(righ
t
softkey).
3. To select an option, highlight it and press .
Editto edit a word in My Words.
Erasetoerase a word in My Words.
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