Service Features
Section 3A. Service Features: The Basics 133
Composing Text Messages
1. Select > Send Messages > Text Message.
– or –
Highlight and press
> Messaging > Send
Messages > Text Message.
2. Select an existing Contact (Go to Contacts).
䡲 Contacts to select a recipient from your Contacts
(qualifying Contacts entries must contain a
wireless phone number or an email address).
– or –
Press
New Addr (right softkey) to manually enter
either a phone number or email address.
● Phone Number to use the keypad to enter a
wireless phone number directly.
● Email Address to enter the recipient’s email
address.
– or –
Press
Multiple (left softkey) to select more than one
recipient and press
.
3.
Press Continue (left softkey) when you have finished
entering recipients. (You may include up to 10
recipients per message.)
4. Enter a message or use the preset messages or
emoticons (smileys).
䡲 To type a message, use the keypad or keyboard
to enter your message. (See “Entering Text in
Portrait Mode” on page 34 or “Entering Text in
Landscape Mode” on page 39.)
䡲 To use a preset message, press Options (right
softkey), select
Add Preset Message, and then select
a message and press .
䡲 Select additional options by pressing Options
[right softkey] to
Set Callback # or Mark as Urgent.
5. Press Send (left softkey) to deliver your message.
Accessing Text Messages
To read a text message:
䊳 When you receive a text message, it displays
automatically on your phone’s screen. Use your
navigation key to scroll down and view the entire
message.
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