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Messaging Settings, Setting Message Notification, Managing Preset Messages

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Messaging Settings Your device's advanced messaging capabilities let you send and receive many different kinds of text messages without placing a voice call. (For more information, see "Accessing Email Messages" on page 122.) Messaging settings allow you to decide how you would like to be notified of new messages and create your own preset messages. Setting Message Notification When you receive a message, your device notifies you by displaying an icon on your display screen. You can also choose to vibrate the device and have the screen flash when you receive a message. To display a notification and vibrate the device when you receive a message: 1. Press and tap > Messages. 2. Press and then tap Settings. 3. Scroll down the screen and select the Play notification sound and Vibrate check boxes. Note: Tap Notification sound to choose a notification sound. 4. Press . To flash the screen when you receive a message: 1. Press > and tap Settings > Sound & display > Notification flash. 2. Select the SMS/MMS check box and then press . Managing Preset Messages Your device is loaded with nine preset messages to help make sending text messages easier. Customize or delete these messages, such as "Where are you?," "Let's catch up soon," and "Just checking in" to suit your needs, or add your own messages to the list. To edit or delete a preset message: 1. Press and tap > Messages > New message. 2. Tap the text box with the text "Tap to compose." 3. Press and tap Quick text. (You will see the list of preset messages.) 4. Press and: Tap Edit, tap the message you want to edit, edit the message (see "Entering Text" on page 19),  and then tap . - or - Tap Delete, select the message you want to delete, and tap OK. (Tap Cancel to cancel the deletion.) To add a new preset message: 1. Press and tap > Messages > New message. 2. Tap the text box with the text "Tap to compose." 3. Press and tap Quick text. (You will see the list of preset messages.) 4. To add a new message, press and tap Insert. 5. Enter your message and tap . (Your new message will be added to the beginning of the list.) Settings 2B. Settings 31

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Settings
2B. Settings
31
Messaging Settings
Your device’s advanced messaging capabilities let you send and receive many different kinds of text
messages without placing a voice call. (For more information, see “Accessing Email Messages” on page
122.)
Messaging settings allow you to decide how you would like to be notified of new messages and create your
own preset messages.
Setting Message Notification
When you receive a message, your device notifies you by displaying an icon on your display screen. You
can also choose to vibrate the device and have the screen flash when you receive a message.
To display a notification and vibrate the device when you receive a message:
1.
Press
and tap
> Messages
.
2.
Press
and then tap
Settings
.
3.
Scroll down the screen and select the
Play notification sound
and
Vibrate
check boxes.
4.
Press
.
To flash the screen when you receive a message:
1.
Press
>
and tap
Settings > Sound & display > Notification flash
.
2.
Select the
SMS/MMS
check box and then press
.
Managing Preset Messages
Your device is loaded with nine preset messages to help make sending text messages easier. Customize or
delete these messages, such as “Where are you?,” “Let’s catch up soon,” and “Just checking in” to suit your
needs, or add your own messages to the list.
To edit or delete a preset message:
1.
Press
and tap
> Messages > New message
.
2.
Tap the text box with the text “Tap to compose.”
3.
Press
and tap
Quick text
. (You will see the list of preset messages.)
4.
Press
and:
Tap
Edit
, tap the message you want to edit, edit the message (see “Entering Text” on page 19),
and then tap
.
– or –
Tap
Delete,
select the message you want to delete, and tap
OK
. (Tap
Cancel
to cancel the deletion.)
To add a new preset message:
1.
Press
and tap
> Messages > New message
.
2.
Tap the text box with the text “Tap to compose.”
3.
Press
and tap
Quick text
. (You will see the list of preset messages.)
4.
To add a new message, press
and tap
Insert
.
5.
Enter your message and tap
. (Your new message will be added to the beginning of the list.)
Note:
Tap
Notification sound
to choose a notification sound.