Sprint Nextel i856 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Phone Basics
2. Phone Basics 17
To change the text input settings:
1. On a text entry screen, press /.
2. Select Text Input Settings.
3. Select your Primary Input and Secondary Input
language, and whether you want
Complete Word
and
Word Predict features to be on or off.
Entering Text Using Alpha Mode
1. Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Text Input
Mode” on page 15.)
2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to
enter a word. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press
2 twice, 4 three times, 5 three times,
and 5 three times again. (If you make a mistake,
press
Delete (left softkey) to erase a single
character. Press and hold
Delete (left softkey) to
erase an entire entry.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and
the following letters are lower cased. After a character
is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the
next space after two seconds or when you enter a
character on a different key.
Characters scroll in the following order:
Entering Symbols, Numbers, and Quick
Notes
To enter symbols:
Select the Symbols mode. (See “Selecting a Text
Input Mode” on page 15.) To enter a symbol, press
the appropriate key indicated on the display.
English Sequence
Key
Space . ? ! , @ & : ; “ - ( ) ‘ ¿ ¡ % £ $ ¥
A B C 2 Á Ã Â À Ç
D E F 3 É Ê È
G H I 4 Í Ì
J K L 5
M N ñ O 6 Ó Õ Ô Ò
P Q R S 7 ß
T U V 8 Ú Ü Û Ù
W X Y Z 9
+ - 0 * / \ [ ] = > < # §
Space Shift Caps Lock
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ABC
DEF
GHI
JKL
MNO
PQRS
TUV
WXYZ