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The accounts in Messages, Handling text messages, To write and send a text message

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This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. The accounts in Messages When you open Messages, a list of your accounts appears. The top items in the list, Create SMS, and Create MMS, are shortcuts for directly creating new text messages (SMS or EMS). An asterisk next to an account indicates that a message has arrived since you last opened the accounts inbox. Handling text messages A text message is sent via SMS (Short Message Service). It can contain up to 160 characters (70 characters if you use non-Latin characters). If you create a longer message it will be sent as two (or more) separate messages (concatenated), but usually received as one message. If you add pictures, sounds and other items to your message it becomes an EMS message. Text messages can be sent to one or more people, and you can request a delivery report when your text messages have been delivered to the recipients. The delivery report arrives on your P900 as a text message. If you leave the message before sending it, it will automatically be stored in the Draft folder (unless you edit a message which was already located in Outbox). To write and send a text message 1. In Messages select Create SMS. (You can also select SMS > tap Message > New.) 2. Enter the recipient's number or select To and select recipient or recipients from your contact list and select Done. 3. Write your message. 4. Go to the address tab and specify whether you want a delivery report or not. 5. Tap Send. To add an EMS item to your text message Use the icons at the bottom of the screen to select the type of item you wish to add. • Tap to insert one of the smilies that appears. • Tap to insert a picture or an animation. The last used picture or animation appears. - Tap More to get more animations to use. - Tap New to draw a picture of your own. • Tap to insert a sound. The last used sounds appears. - Tap More to get more sounds to use. • Tap aa to write bold text. • Tap to change the size of the text you write. Messages 85

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This is the Internet version of the user’s guide. © Print only for private use.
The accounts in Messages
When you open Messages, a list of your accounts appears.
The top items in the list,
Create SMS,
and
Create MMS,
are
shortcuts for directly creating new text messages (SMS or
EMS).
An asterisk next to an account indicates that a message has
arrived since you last opened the accounts inbox.
Handling text messages
A text message is sent via SMS (Short Message Service). It can
contain up to 160 characters (70 characters if you use non-Latin
characters). If you create a longer message it will be sent as two
(or more) separate messages (concatenated), but usually
received as one message. If you add pictures, sounds and other
items to your message it becomes an EMS message.
Text messages can be sent to one or more people, and you can
request a delivery report when your text messages have been
delivered to the recipients. The delivery report arrives on your
P900 as a text message.
If you leave the message before sending it, it will automatically
be stored in the
Draft
folder (unless you edit a message which
was already located in Outbox).
To write and send a text message
1. In
Messages
select
Create SMS
.
(You can also select
SMS >
tap
Message > New
.)
2.
Enter the recipient’s number or select
To
and select recipient
or recipients from your contact list and select
Done.
3.
Write your message.
4.
Go to the address tab
and specify whether you want a
delivery report or not.
5. Tap
Send.
To add an EMS item to your text message
Use the icons at the bottom of the screen to select the type of
item you wish to add.
•
Tap
to insert one of the smilies that appears.
•
Tap
to insert a picture or an animation. The last used
picture or animation appears.
–
Tap
More
to get more animations to use.
–
Tap
New
to draw a picture of your own.
•
Tap
to insert a sound. The last used sounds appears.
–
Tap
More
to get more sounds to use.
•
Tap
to write bold text.
•
Tap
to change the size of the text you write.
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