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Messaging, Multimedia and text messaging

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Messaging Multimedia and text messaging Using SMS and MMS 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. To create and send a message 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Tap New message. 3 Tap Write message, enter your message text and tap Next. 4 To add a recipient, select a contact from the list. You can also tap the text field, enter a number manually and then tap Done. 5 If you want to add a photo or a video, tap and select an option. 6 If you want to add, remove or edit recipients, press , then tap Edit recipients and edit the recipients. 7 When you are finished, tap Send. If you exit a message before sending, it will be saved as a draft. The message thread will be tagged with the word Draft. To read a received message 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Tap a message thread. 3 If the message is not downloaded yet, tap the message and then tap Download message. 4 If the received message contains music or a video, tap the item and then tap View video or Play audio. 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 . 2 Tap a message thread. 3 Tap the text field to open the keypad. 4 Enter your message text. 5 Tap Send. To forward a message 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Tap a message thread. 3 Tap the desired message, then tap Forward message > New conversation. 4 Tap Add recipient and add a recipient. 5 Tap Send. To delete a message 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Tap a message thread. 3 Tap the desired message, then tap Delete message > Delete message. 34 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Messaging
Multimedia and text messaging
Using SMS and MMS
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.
To create and send a message
1
From the Home screen, tap
.
2
Tap
New message
.
3
Tap
Write message
, enter your message text and tap
Next
.
4
To add a recipient, select a contact from the list. You can also tap the text field, enter
a number manually and then tap
Done
.
5
If you want to add a photo or a video, tap
and select an option.
6
If you want to add, remove or edit recipients, press
, then tap
Edit recipients
and
edit the recipients.
7
When you are finished, tap
Send
.
If you exit a message before sending, it will be saved as a draft. The message thread will be
tagged with the word
Draft
.
To read a received message
1
From the Home screen, tap
.
2
Tap a message thread.
3
If the message is not downloaded yet, tap the message and then tap
Download
message
.
4
If the received message contains music or a video, tap the item and then tap
View
video
or
Play audio
.
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
.
2
Tap a message thread.
3
Tap the text field to open the keypad.
4
Enter your message text.
5
Tap
Send
.
To forward a message
1
From the Home screen, tap
.
2
Tap a message thread.
3
Tap the desired message, then tap
Forward message
>
New conversation
.
4
Tap
Add recipient
and add a recipient.
5
Tap
Send
.
To delete a message
1
From the Home screen, tap
.
2
Tap a message thread.
3
Tap the desired message, then tap
Delete message
>
Delete message
.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.