Sprint Nextel MM-A800 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 43
Phone Basics
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
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
SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you are prompted to enter text, press to
change the character input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
VoiceMode to enter a message using voice
dictation (see page 236).
Alpha(eZi) to enter text using a intuitive text
entering system that predicts the word before all
the letters of the word are entered (see page 44).
Symbols to enter symbols (see page 49).
Number to enter numbers by pressing the
numbers on the keypad (see page 49).
Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages
(see page 49).
Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent
messages.
Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 49).
Settings allows you to configure all the options
associated with entering text using Alpha(eZi)
(see page 47).
Tip:
When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
capitalization (ABC > Abc > abc).