Sharp GX20 Quick Start Guide - Page 78

Text (SMS) (M 4-2) About Text Messaging The Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send text messages of up to 1024 characters to other GSM users. To Use SMS with Your Phone Messages longer than 160 characters may be composed. During sending, the messages are split. If the receiver has a suitable phone the messages recombines during reception, if not your message appears as a number of separate 152 characters messages. You can send or receive SMS even if you are talking on the phone. You can also use Text Templates to help you compose SMS. Creating a New SMS (M 4-2-1) 1. Press A during stand-by. 2. Press or to highlight "Text", then press to select. 3. Press or to highlight "Create Message", then press to select. 4. Enter your message. For details on entering characters, see "Entering Characters" on page 29. 5. Press . To Use the Text Template For details on creating text templates, see "Text Templates" on page 98. 1. Perform steps 1 to 3 in "Creating a New SMS". 2. On the text entry screen, press , , or to move the cursor to the point you wish to insert the template. 3. Press A [Options] to display the Options menu. 4. Press or to highlight "Text Template", then press or A [Select] to select. 5. Press or to highlight the desired template from the list, then press to select. To Save the Message in the Drafts box 1. Perform steps 1 to 5 in "Creating a New SMS". 2. Enter the phone number of the recipient, then press . 3. Press or to highlight "Save to Drafts", then press to select. 70 Messages