AT&T A837 Rugby User Manual

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When you are in a field that holds characters (such as in a text 
message), the text input mode indicator displays. Use the 
following steps to change the text input mode:

To change the text input mode, press the 

 key.

- Or -

Press the Options soft key and select Input Method. 

Choose your preferred text input mode.

Keep pressing the 

 key to choose from the following 

options:

Abc: Quick press the 

 key to toggle from abc (all 

lowercase), Abc (initial capitalization) and ABC (all 

uppercase).

T9: (Predictive text)  Quick press the 

 key to toggle 

from T9 abc (completed words are all lowercase), T9 Abc 

(completed words are initial uppercase) and T9 ABC 

(completed words are all uppercase).

Numeric: configures the keypad to use only numbers in a 

text message.

Note: Press and hold the 

 key to access Symbols mode. Press the 

number key corresponding to the symbol you want to enter. Use the Up 
and Down Navigation keys to scroll through the available symbols. 
Press the Cancel soft key to exit. 

Using the T9 Input Method

T9 Predictive Text input method is based on a built-in dictionary. 
A series of keystrokes is interpreted by the phone using this 
dictionary to determine the likely word. 

In T9 method, begin entering a word by pressing the 2 to 9 

keys. Press each key only once for each letter. The built-in 

dictionary lists words that match the entered keystrokes. 

Example: To enter “Hello”, press

,   

,   

,   

,   

The word that you are typing displays on the screen. The 

word changes as you press additional keys.

Enter the whole word before editing or deleting the 

keystrokes.

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