HP FB359UA#ABA User Guide - Page 72

2 Tap New Conversation. Tap the To field and do one of the following to address the message: • Enter a contact's first or last name or initials, screen name, phone number, or email address. When you enter a contact name, favorites appear at the top of the search results (see Create a favorite). Tap the phone number, IM account name, or email address you want to use to send the message when it appears. • Tap to open your full contact list. Tap the contact you want. • Enter a phone number for a recipient who is not a contact. • Do you need to enter a short code that contains letters-for example, to text a vote to a TV poll or to make a donation to a charity? Use the keyboard to enter it; just tap the letter keys and tap the code that appears under Short Code. This is not the same as dialing a number that is expressed as letters-for example, (555) 256 TALK. To dial a number like this, you must use the Phone app's dial pad and tap the numbers that correspond to the letters T,A,L,K- which would be 8255. 3 (Optional) Tap the To field and repeat step 2 to enter additional recipients. 4 Tap Enter message here, enter the message text, and tap Enter. TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a message). Receive and view text messages NOTE If your device is connected to compatible webOS smartphone and you receive a message that contains multimedia attachments, such as pictures, videos, animated GIFs, music files, or vCards, a notification is displayed, saying "New MMS on your phone". You must open the message on your smartphone to view the attachment. 1 Open Messaging . 2 Tap a conversation to view messages. 72 Chapter 6 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging 3 (Optional) Do any of the following from the body of the message: • To call a number: Tap the number, and tap . This feature is available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone or you have a video calling account set up on your device (see How can I make and receive calls with my HP TouchPad?). • To add a number to Contacts: Tap the number, and tap Add to Contacts. • To send an email: Tap the email address. • To go to a web address: Tap it. Add a contact from a text message To add a message sender as a contact: 1 In Conversations view, tap a conversation with someone who is not a contact. 2 Tap the header at the top of the screen. 3 Tap Add to contacts. 4 Tap one of the following: Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the number. Add To Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the number to. View a contact's information from a message • In a conversation, tap the header of a message received from a contact to open the contact entry.