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Messaging Text and multimedia messages You can create a message and optionally attach, for example, a picture. Your phone automatically changes a text message to a multimedia message when a file is attached. Text messages Your device supports text messages beyond the limit for a single message. Longer messages are sent as two or more messages. Your service provider may charge accordingly. Characters with accents or other marks, and characters from some language options, take up more space, and limit the number of characters that can be sent in a single message. An indicator at the top of the display shows the total number of characters left and the number of messages needed for sending. Before you can send any text or SMS e-mail messages, you must save your message centre number. Select Menu > Messaging > Message settings > Text messages > Message centres > Add centre, enter a name, and the number from the service provider. Multimedia messages A multimedia message can contain text, pictures, sound clips, and video clips. Only devices that have compatible features can receive and display multimedia messages. The appearance of a message may vary depending on the receiving device. The wireless network may limit the size of MMS messages. If the inserted picture exceeds this limit the device may make it smaller so that it can be sent by MMS. Important: Exercise caution when opening messages. Messages may contain malicious software or otherwise be harmful to your device or PC. To check the availability of, and to subscribe to the multimedia messaging service (MMS), contact your service provider. You may also download the configuration settings. See "Nokia support", p. 8. Create a text or multimedia message 1. Select Menu > Messaging > Create message > Message. 2. To add recipients, scroll to the To: field, and enter the recipient's number or e-mail address, or select Add to select recipients from the available options. Select Options to add recipients and subjects and to set sending options. 3. Scroll to the Text: field, and enter the message text. 4. To attach content to the message, scroll to the attachment bar at the bottom of the display and select the desired type of content. 5. To send the message, press Send. 14 © 2008 Nokia. All rights reserved.

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Text and multimedia messages
You can create a message and optionally attach, for example, a picture. Your phone
automatically changes a text message to a multimedia message when a file is attached.
Text messages
Your device supports text messages beyond the limit for a single message. Longer
messages are sent as two or more messages. Your service provider may charge
accordingly. Characters with accents or other marks, and characters from some
language options, take up more space, and limit the number of characters that can be
sent in a single message.
An indicator at the top of the display shows the total number of characters left and the
number of messages needed for sending.
Before you can send any text or SMS e-mail messages, you must save your message
centre number. Select
Menu
>
Messaging
>
Message settings
>
Text
messages
>
Message centres
>
Add centre
, enter a name, and the number from
the service provider.
Multimedia messages
A multimedia message can contain text, pictures, sound clips, and video clips.
Only devices that have compatible features can receive and display multimedia
messages. The appearance of a message may vary depending on the receiving device.
The wireless network may limit the size of MMS messages. If the inserted picture exceeds
this limit the device may make it smaller so that it can be sent by MMS.
Important:
Exercise caution when opening messages. Messages may contain
malicious software or otherwise be harmful to your device or PC.
To check the availability of, and to subscribe to the multimedia messaging service (MMS),
contact your service provider. You may also download the configuration settings.
See
"Nokia support"
, p.
8
.
Create a text or multimedia message
1.
Select
Menu
>
Messaging
>
Create message
>
Message
.
2.
To add recipients, scroll to the
To:
field, and enter the recipient’s number or e-mail
address, or select
Add
to select recipients from the available options. Select
Options
to add recipients and subjects and to set sending options.
3.
Scroll to the
Text:
field, and enter the message text.
4.
To attach content to the message, scroll to the attachment bar at the bottom of the
display and select the desired type of content.
5.
To send the message, press
Send
.
Messaging
© 2008 Nokia. All rights reserved.
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