User's Manual

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone
- The Basics 35
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input
T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your Sprint PCS Phone by
pressing keys just once per letter. (To select the T9 Wordmode
when entering text, see "Selecting a Character Input Mode"
on page 34.)
T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive
word database and creates a suitable word. (The word may
change as you type.)
To enter a word using T9 Text Input:
1. Selectthe T9Wordcharacter input mode. (See "Selecting
a Character Input Mode" on page 34.)
2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter
a word (for example, to enter the word "Bill," press
). (If you make a mistake, press
to erase a single character. Press and hold
to delete an entire entry.)
If the word you want does not display after you have entered
all the letters, press to scroll through additional word
selections. To accept a word and insert a space, press .
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