Sony Ericsson Xperia Z2 User Guide - Page 58

Messaging and chat, Reading and sending messages

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Messaging and chat Reading and sending messages The Messaging application shows your messages as conversations, which means that all messages to and from a particular person are grouped together. To send multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings on your device. See Internet and messaging settings on page 26. 1 Go back to the list of conversations 2 View options 3 Sent and received messages 4 Send button 5 Add attachments 6 Attach a location 7 Attach a handwritten note or image 8 Take a photo and attach it 9 Attach a photo saved on your device 10 Text field To create and send a message 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap . 3 Enter the recipient's name or phone number, or other contact information that you have saved about the recipient, then select from the list that appears. If the recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the recipient's number manually. 4 Tap Write message and enter your message text. 5 If you want to add an attachment, tap and select an option. 6 To send the message, tap Send. If you exit a message before sending, it gets saved as a draft. The conversation gets tagged with the word Draft:. To read a received message 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap the desired conversation. 3 If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap Download message. 58 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Messaging and chat
Reading and sending messages
The Messaging application shows your messages as conversations, which means that all
messages to and from a particular person are grouped together. To send multimedia
messages, you need the correct MMS settings on your device. See
Internet and
messaging settings
on page 26.
1
Go back to the list of conversations
2
View options
3
Sent and received messages
4
Send button
5
Add attachments
6
Attach a location
7
Attach a handwritten note or image
8
Take a photo and attach it
9
Attach a photo saved on your device
10
Text field
To create and send a message
1
From your Home screen, tap
, then find and tap
.
2
Tap
.
3
Enter the recipient’s name or phone number, or other contact information that you
have saved about the recipient, then select from the list that appears. If the
recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the recipient's number manually.
4
Tap
Write message
and enter your message text.
5
If you want to add an attachment, tap
and select an option.
6
To send the message, tap
Send
.
If you exit a message before sending, it gets saved as a draft. The conversation gets tagged
with the word
Draft:
.
To read a received message
1
From your Home screen, tap
, then find and tap
.
2
Tap the desired conversation.
3
If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap
Download message
.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.