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Entering Text
Selecting a Character InputMode
Your Sprint PCS 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 Sprint PCS Mail and Text SMS Messaging).
To change the character inputmode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press Mode (right softkey).
2. Select a character inputmode:
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Add Wordto store words that you use frequently
(see page 45).
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PresetMessagesto enter preset messages (see
page 69).
Ⅲ
RecentMessagesto enter messages used recently.
Ⅲ
Signatureto enter your signature (see page 70).
Ⅲ
T9 Wordto enter characters using predictive
T9 TextInput (see page 44).
Ⅲ
Alphabetto enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 47).
Ⅲ
SYMBOL to enter symbols.
Ⅲ
NUMBERto enter numbers.
Ⅲ
PRESET SUFFIXto enter a presetsuffix (for example,
www., http://, or .com).
Ⅲ
SMILEYSto enter smile pictures.
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Emoticonsto enter an emotion icon.
Tip:Preset Messages, RecentMessages, and Emoticonsare only available
when composing textmessages.
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