24 Messaging
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Messaging
Send messages to your family and friends with text messaging (SMS) and multimedia
messaging (MMS).
Text Messaging
With Text Messaging (SMS), you can send and receive instant text messages between your
wireless phone and another messaging-ready phone.
Send a Text Message
Quickly compose and send text messages from your phone.
1. From the home screen, press MENU (left softkey) and select Messaging.
2. On the Messaging screen, press Send Message.
3. To enter a recipient, select a contact or press NEW ADDRESS (right softkey).
ɒ To enter multiple recipients, press MULTIPLE (left softkey). When you have selected all the
message recipients, press CONTINUE (left softkey).
4. Compose your message.
Note: A counter appears above the SEND button to tell you how many characters you have entered
and how many characters are left. Once you go over the 160-character limit, a new message is
created but automatically joined into one when received.
5.
Review your message and then press SEND (left softkey) to send the text message.
Save and Resume a Draft Message
A Message can be saved or resumed after composing.
While composing a text or multimedia message, press OPTIONS > Save As Draft to automatically
save your message as a draft.
New Messages Notification
Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the
message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message.
Manage Message Conversations
Text messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into
conversations or message threads in the Messaging screen. Threaded text let you see
exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
Read a Text Message
1. On the Messaging screen, select the text message or message thread to open and
read it.
2. If you have a new message notification, press OPTIONS to reply, forward or delete it.
3. To return to the Messaging screen from a text message thread, press the BACK key .
Reply to a Message
1. From the home screen, press MENU (left softkey) and select Messaging.
2. On the Messaging screen, press a text or multimedia message thread to open it.
3. Press Reply, enter your content, and then press SEND.
Delete a Message Thread
1. From the home screen, press MENU (left softkey) and select Messaging.
2. On the Messaging screen, select the message thread that you want to delete.
3. Press OPTIONS > Delete Message.
4. When prompted to confirm, press YES.