Consumer Cellular ZMAX 5G - Messages; Opening the Messages Screen; Sending a Message

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MESSAGES
You can use Messages to exchange text messages (SMS), multimedia
messages (MMS), and chat messages.
OPENING THE MESSAGES SCREEN
Tap the Home Key > .
The Messages screen will open. You can create a new message, search for
messages, or open an ongoing message thread.
• Tap Start chat to write a new message.
• Tap to search for a message using keywords.
• Tap an existing message thread to open the conversation.
SENDING A MESSAGE
1. On the Messages screen, tap Start chat.
2. Add recipients in one of the following ways:
• Tap the To field and enter the phone number or contact name manually.
Tap Send to [number] or a match from your contacts displayed below
the To field to add the number or contact as the recipient.
• Tap a contact below the To field.
• If you want to send a group message to multiple recipients, tap Create
group and select the recipients or enter the numbers, emails, or contact
names. Then tap Next. You can edit the group name if necessary.
3. Tap the Text message field and enter the message text.
4. If you want to send a multimedia message, press and hold to record a
voice message, or tap to share your location (tap ) or a file (tap ). You
can also tap to attach Gallery photos/videos (tap ) or capture a photo (tap
) or a video clip (tap > Video > ).
NOTE: To capture a new photo, tap to switch between the front and
the back cameras and tap to take the picture. To record a video, tap
to record the video and to finish. Tap Attach to add the video to the
message.
5. Press and hold to add a message subject to your MMS.
6. Tap .
NOTES:
• If you add two or more recipients, the message may be sent as a group
MMS where everyone can reply and see each other’s messages. For group
message setting, tap > Settings > Advanced > Group messaging from
the Messages screen.
• You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia
messages.
• Do not add a subject or any attachment if you want to send a text message.
Otherwise you may be charged for a multimedia message.
MESSAGES