HTC Touch Diamond Verizon User Manual - Page 61

Compose and send a text message, Manage text messages, From the Contacts screen

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Exchanging Messages 61 From the Contacts screen 1. Tap Start > Contacts. 2. Tap the contact's name to open his or her contact card. 3. Touch Send text message. Compose and send a text message After creating a new text message, follow the steps below to enter your message and then send it. 1. To add recipients, enter their mobile phone numbers in the To field, separating them with a semicolon. You can also tap To or tap Menu > Add Recipient to add mobile phone numbers from Contacts.� 2. Enter your message. Tip To choose from preset messages, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message. To check the spelling, tap Menu > Spell Check. 3. Tap Send. Tips • For more information about entering text and symbols, see Chapter 4. • 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 Text Messages, then select the Request delivery notifications check box. To automatically resend text messages that failed delivery If text messages were not successfully sent due to network problem or loss of signal coverage, they will be queued in the Text Messages Retry program and automatically resent. While text messages remain queued, you can choose to delete some or all of them by following these steps: 1. Tap Start > Programs > Text Messages Retry. 2. Do one of the following: • To delete a text message, select the message then tap Menu > Dismiss. • To delete all queued text messages, tap Menu > Dismiss All. Manage text messages Text messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or number) are grouped as a single thread in your inbox. Threaded SMS lets you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen. To reply to a text message 1. In the Text Messages inbox, tap a message thread to open it. 2. At the bottom of the screen, type your reply message and then tap Send. Enter your reply message here

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Exchanging Messages  61
From the Contacts screen
1.
Tap 
Start > Contacts
.
2.
Tap the contact’s name to open his or her contact card.
3.
Touch 
Send text message
.
Compose and send a text message
After creating a new text message, follow the steps below to enter your message and then send it.
1.
To add recipients, 
enter their mobile phone numbers in the 
To
field, separating them with a semicolon. 
Y
ou can also tap 
To
or tap 
Menu > Add Recipient
to add mobile phone numbers from Contacts.
2.
Enter your message.
Tip
To choose from preset messages, tap 
Menu > My Text
and tap a desired message. To check the    
spelling, tap 
Menu > Spell Check
.
3.
Tap 
Send
.
Tips
For more information about entering text and symbols, see Chapter 4.
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 
Text
Messages
, then select the 
Request delivery notifications
check box.
To automatically resend text messages that failed delivery
If text messages were not successfully sent due to network problem or loss of signal coverage, they will be 
queued in the 
Text Messages Retry
program and automatically resent. While text messages remain queued, 
you can choose to delete some or all of them by following these steps:
1.
Tap 
Start > Programs > Text Messages Retry
.
2.
Do one of the following:
To delete a text message, select the message then tap 
Menu > Dismiss
.
To delete all queued text messages, tap 
Menu > Dismiss All
.
Manage text messages
Text messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or number) are grouped as a single thread in 
your inbox. Threaded SMS lets you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the 
screen.
To reply to a text message
1.
In the Text Messages inbox, tap a message thread to open it.
2.
At the bottom of the screen, type your reply message and then tap 
Send
.
Enter your reply message here