Motorola C290 - Manual (Page 46)

32 Section 2A: Your Phone: The 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 Word English to enter text using a predictive text
entering system that lets you enter a word with
fewer keypresses (see page 33).
Ⅲ Multi-Tap to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the letters on the keypad (see
page 35).
Ⅲ Numbers to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 36).
Ⅲ Symbols to enter symbols (see page 36).
Ⅲ Word Spanish to enter Spanish text using predictive
text like Word English (see page 33).
Ⅲ Insert Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages
(see page 36).
Tip: When entering text, press the
*
(Shift) key to change
letter capitalization (Abc > ABC > abc).