Nokia 9290 Nokia 9290 Communicator User Guide - Page 220

Messaging 202 Tip: You can zoom in the SMS editor. Press the Menu key and select View > Zoom > Zoom in or Zoom out. Tip: To define a specific date and time when the short message will be sent, select Scheduled in the Send short message option. Tip: Your Inbox shows the date of received short messages and the time of the short messages received on the current day. To view when it was sent, open the message in the SMS viewer. Tip: To create a contact card of the sender of a short message, press the Menu key and select Tools > Add to Contacts.... 2 Press Recipient to select the recipient, or type the number directly into the header of the message. 3 Press the Arrows key to move down to the message field and write the short message. To view the length of the current message, press the Menu key and select View > Message length. 4 If you wish to adjust the sending options of the short message, press Sending options. A dialog with two pages, Sending options and Advanced opens. For details, see SMS settings on page 203. 5 Press Send. Receive and read short messages Short messages are received automatically, provided that this service is available and that the phone is on and within system coverage. When a new short message arrives, a tone will sound - unless the device is set to a silent profile - and an information note is shown on the display. The SMS viewer shows the message in a read-only state, which means that you cannot edit it. Received short messages can also contain some special text strings such as URLs. If a URL is highlighted when you move the cursor over it, you can open the corresponding link by pressing Use.