User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Sanyo Katana II User Guide
- Introduction
- Your Phone's Menu
- Getting Started
- Using Your Phone
- Phone Basics
- Controlling Your Phone's Settings
- Setting Your Phone's Security
- Controlling Your Roaming Experience
- Managing Call History
- Using Contacts
- Adding a New Contacts Entry
- Assigning a Group Entry
- Finding Contacts Entries
- Editing a Contacts Entry
- Contacts Entry Options
- Assigning Speed Dial Numbers
- Erasing a Contacts Entry From the List
- Assigning an Image to a Contacts Entry
- Assigning a Ringer Type to an Entry
- Secret Contacts Entries
- Dialing Sprint Services
- Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools
- Using Your Phone’s Voice Services
- Using the Built-in Camera
- Using Bluetooth®
- Sprint Service Features
- Safety and Warranty Information
- Index

Section 2A: Phone Basics 39
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 Sprint Picture Mail and SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
select
Mode (right softkey) to change the character
input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
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T9 Word to enter characters using predictive T9 Text
Input. (See page 40.)
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Alphabet to enter characters by using the Alphabet
mode. (See page 43.)
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SYMBOL to enter symbols.
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SMILEYS to enter smile icons.
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Emoticons to enter “emoticons.”
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Web Shortcuts to enter Web shortcuts (for example,
www., http://, or .com).
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Preset Messages
to enter preset messages. (See
Page 58.)
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RecentMessages to enter messages used recently.
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Paste to paste copied or cut text (if applicable).
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NUMBER to enter numbers.
Note:
The menus displayed vary according to the entry field. If you
see triangles on the right of the menu, you can press the right
and left navigation keys to switch between related menus.
Phone Basics