Sprint Nextel ic502 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Section 1B: Your Phone: The Basics 29
Phone Basics
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or
when using SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press Options (right softkey) to change the character
input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
Word English to enter text using a predictive text
entering system that reduces the keys that need to
be pressed while entering a word (see page 30).
Multi-Tap to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the letters on the keypad (see
page 31).
Numbers to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 32).
Symbols to enter symbols (see page 32).
Word Spanish to enter Spanish text using predictive
text like Word English (see page 30).
Tip:
When entering text, press * to change letter capitalization.
An additional option (Insert Preset Msg) is available when
using messaging. See “Using Preset Messages” on page 154.