ATT Rugby 3 Manual

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Changing the Text Input Mode
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:
1.To change the text input mode, press  .
– or –
If you prefer the T9 Input Method, press Options and 
select Te x t  M o d e. Choose your preferred text input 
mode.
2.After you have selected an input method, keep 
pressing   to choose from the following options:
: Quickly press   to...

274.When the word displays correctly, go to Step 5.
If the word does not display correctly, press   one 
or more times to display alternative word choices.
Example: Both “Of” and “Me” use   and  . The phone 
displays the most commonly used choice first.
5.Insert a space by pressing   and start entering the 
next word.
Add a New Word into the T9 Dictionar y
1.After pressing the keys corresponding to the word you 
want to add, press   to display the alternative 
words.
When the last alternative word...

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Using the Alphabetic Input Method
To use the ABC Alphabetic input method, use the   
through   keys to enter your text.
1.Press the key labeled with the letter you want:
Once for the first letter
Twice for the second letter, and so on
2.Select the other letters in the same way.
Note: The cursor moves to the right when you press a different 
key. When entering the same letter twice or a different 
letter on the same key, just wait for a few seconds for 
the cursor to move to the...

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Using the Symbols Input Method
The Symbol input method enables you to insert symbols and 
punctuation marks into text.
1.To enter symbol mode, press and hold  .
2.Use the Navigation keys to select an on screen symbol 
group.
3.To select a symbol from that group, press the 
corresponding number key.
4.To clear the symbol(s), press  . When the input 
field is empty, this key returns the display to the 
previous mode.
5.To return to your message, press OK or  . Press 
Cancel to return to your message...

Call Functions       30
Section 4: Call Functions
This section describes how to make or answer a call. It also 
includes the features and functionality associated with 
making or answering a call.
Making a Call
When the Idle screen displays, enter the area code and 
phone number, and press  .
Note: When you activate the Auto Redial option in the Voice 
Call menu, the phone automatically redials up to 10 
times when the person does not answer the call or is 
already on the phone.
Making an International...

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Manual Pause Dialing
When you call automated systems, you are often required to 
enter a password or account number. Instead of manually 
entering the numbers each time, you can dial the numbers 
along with special characters called pauses. For more 
information, refer to “Adding Pauses to Contact Numbers” on 
page 55.
To manually call a number with pauses without storing it in 
your Contacts list:
1.In Idle mode, enter a phone number.
2.Press and hold   to add a two-second pause. The 
letter 
P will...

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Making a Call from the Address Book
You can store phone numbers that you use regularly on the 
SIM card or in the phone’s memory. These entries are 
collectively called the Address Book.
Once a number is stored in the Address Book, you can dial it 
by pressing a few keys using the Speed Dial feature.
For further details about the Address Book feature, see 
“Finding an Address Book Entry” on page 56.
Answering a Call
When you receive a call, the phone rings and displays the...

333.Scroll to the number to call and highlight to select. 
Press   to call.
Viewing All Calls
From the Recent Calls menu, select the All calls option. All 
calls made, received, and missed are listed. Press Options to 
display the following options:
Details: Displays the number of the sender, the date and time of 
the call, the length of the call, and the contact’s name, if listed in 
your Contact List.
Call: Call the highlighted number.
Save to Address Book: Save the number to your Address Book 
on...

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Saving a Missed Call to Your Address Book
To save a missed call entry to your address book, use the 
following steps:
1.Press View. The most recently missed call displays.
2.With the missed call selected press Options.
3.Highlight Save to Address Book and press Select 
or .
4.Select the type 
New or Update and press Select 
or .
For further details about the Address Book feature, see 
“Adding a New Contact” on page 53.
Sending a Message to a Missed Call
To send a text message or...

354.Select the items to delete:
Selected: Delete only selected call entries.
All: Delete all missed call entries.
5.At the Delete? prompt, press either Ye s to confirm the 
deletion or No to cancel.
6.Press   to exit the Missed Call feature.
Managing the Reject List
Adding a telephone number to the Reject List causes all calls 
from that number to be sent directly to voicemail. Numbers 
can also be removed from the Reject List.
Adding a Number to the Reject List
To add a number to the Reject List:
1.From...