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Text Messages

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Exchanging Messages 101 7.2 Text Messages Send short text messages (SMS) up to 160 characters long to other mobile phones. For quicker and easier typing, use the sliding keyboard to enter your message. Send text messages To compose and send a text message 1. Tap Start > Programs > Messaging > Messaging > Messages. 2. Tap Menu > New > Text Message. 3. Enter the mobile phone number of one or more recipients, separating them with a semicolon. To access mobile phone numbers from Contacts, tap To. 4. Enter your message. • To quickly add common messages, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message. • To check the spelling, tap Menu > Spell Check. 5. Tap Send. Tips • To enter symbols, tap Shift using the on-screen keyboard then tap a symbol, or use the Symbol Pad. For more information about entering text and symbols, see Chapter 2. • If you want to know when a text message is received, before sending the message that you are composing, tap Menu > Message Options then select the Request message delivery notification check box. To always receive a delivery notification, tap Menu > Tools > Options in the text message list, tap Messages, then select the Request delivery notifications check box.

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Exchanging Messages
101
7.2 Text Messages
Send short text messages (SMS) up to 160 characters long to other mobile
phones. For quicker and easier typing, use the sliding keyboard to enter
your message.
Send text messages
To compose and send a text message
1.
Tap
Start > Programs > Messaging >
Messaging > Messages
.
2.
Tap
Menu > New > Text Message
.
3.
Enter the mobile phone number of one
or more recipients, separating them with
a semicolon. To access mobile phone
numbers from Contacts, tap
To
.
4.
Enter your message.
To quickly add common messages,
tap
Menu > My Text
and tap a
desired message.
To check the spelling, tap
Menu >
Spell Check
.
5.
Tap
Send
.
Tips
To enter symbols, tap
Shift
using the on-screen keyboard then tap a
symbol, or use the Symbol Pad. For more information about entering text
and symbols, see Chapter 2.
If you want to know when a text message is received, before sending the
message that you are composing, tap
Menu > Message Options
then
select the
Request message delivery notification
check box.
To always receive a delivery notification, tap
Menu > Tools > Options
in
the text message list, tap
Messages
, then select the
Request delivery
notifications
check box.