Sprint Nextel I686 Cell Phone User Manual


 
2. Phone Basics 15
Phone Basics
Many features provide context-sensitive menus that let
you access related features and actions. This icon f
appears onscreen any time a context-sensitive menu is
available. Press / to access the menu.
Selecting Menu Items
As you navigate through the menu, menu options are
highlighted. Select an item by highlighting it and
pressing r
.
For example, to view your text messages:
1. Press / to access the main menu.
2. Select Messages by highlighting Messages and
pressing r.
3. Select Inbox by highlighting it and pressing r.
(If you have any messages, they are displayed.)
Backing Up Within a Menu
To go to the previous menu:
Press Back (right softkey).
To return to standby mode:
Press @.
Shortcuts and Personalized Keys
In standby mode, your phone gives you ways to quickly
access features you use frequently:
Use the Shortcuts feature (page 82) to quickly
access most menu options by pressing a number on
your keypad or saying the voice name of the
shortcut.
Use the Personalize feature (page 84) to assign main
menu items to the navigation keys, softkeys and r,
reorder the main menu, and set a main menu item to
appear when you turn on your phone.
Help
Your phone contains an in-device help program to
help you understand complicated or seldom used
features. When you access a feature,
Help sometimes
appears as a menu item or softkey. Select
Help and
read the text for a quick overview of the feature. For
more information, refer to this guide.
Note: For the purposes of this guide, the above steps
condense into “Press /
> Messages > Inbox.”