Samsung SPH-M610DAASPR - Manual (Page 76)

50 Section 2A: 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 Sprint PCS Mail and SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press the right softkey ( ) to change the character
input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
Ⅲ
T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text
entering system that reduces the number of keys
that need to be pressed while entering a word
(see page 51).
Ⅲ
Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the letters on the keypad
(see page 52).
Ⅲ
Symbol to enter symbols (see page 54).
Ⅲ
Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 54).
Ⅲ
Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages
(see page 54).
Ⅲ
Recent Msg to enter a message from a list of
previous messages (see page 54).
Tip: If the character modes do not appear after pressing the right
softkey, try entering a single character in the entry field and
then pressing the right softkey again.