Xperia X10 - Multimedia and Text Messaging; Using Text and Multimedia Messaging

Multimedia and text messaging
Using text and multimedia messaging
You can send and receive text messages from your phone using SMS (Short Message
Service). If your subscription includes MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), you can also
send and receive messages that contain media files, for example, pictures and videos. A
single text message may contain up to 160 characters. Longer messages are concatenated
and sent as multiple messages. You are charged for each of the messages sent. When you
view your messages, they appear as conversations, which means that the messages are
grouped per recipient.
To create and send a message
1
From the Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging.
2
Tap New message.
3
Tap Write message and enter your message text.
4
To add a recipient, tap Add recipient, then select a contact or enter the full number
manually in the text input field.
5
If you want to add a media file, tap
and select an option.
6
If you want to add, remove or edit the recipients further before sending the message,
press
, then tap Edit recipients. Tap a recipient field to edit the recipient number,
or tap next to a recipient field to remove the recipient. When you are finished, tap
Done.
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To send the message, tap Send.
If you exit a message before sending, it will be saved as a draft. The conversation will be tagged
with the word Draft.
To read a received message
1
From the Home screen, tap
, then tap Messaging.
2
Tap the desired conversation.
3
If the message is not downloaded yet, touch and hold the message, then tap
Download message.
When you receive a text or multimedia message,
appears in the status bar. To read the
message, you can also drag the status bar downwards and tap the received message when the
status bar is open.
To reply to a message
1
From the Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging.
2
Tap the desired conversation.
3
Enter your reply and tap Send.
To forward a message
1
From the Home screen, tap
, then tap Messaging.
2
Tap the desired conversation.
3
Touch and hold the message you want to forward, then tap Forward message.
4
Select a recipient from the list, or tap New conversation to add a recipient who is
not in the list.
5
Edit the message and tap Send.
To delete a message
1
From the Home screen, tap
, then tap Messaging.
2
Tap the desired conversation.
3
Touch and hold the message you want to delete, then tap Delete message >
Yes.
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