Palm P121VZW User Guide - Page 76

2 For Conversations view, tap Conversations. For Buddies view, tap Buddies. 3 In Buddies view, tap to expand a buddy list. Tap a buddy name to contact that person. TIP You can set a preference to show all your buddies, whether they are online or offline, or to hide offline buddies. In Buddies view, open the application menu and tap Show/Hide Offline Buddies. Create and send a text or multimedia message Each text message can have up to 160 characters. If you send a text message to an email address, the email address is deducted from the 160-character count. Multimedia messages consist of both text and pictures. You can include pictures in JPG format. DID YOU KNOW? You can send and receive text messages even while you are on a phone call. This is easiest when using a hands-free headset or the speaker. 76 Chapter 5 : Email and other messages BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that your phone is on and that you're inside a coverage area (see Turn wireless services on). 1 Open Messaging . 2 The first time you open Messaging, tap Done to send a text or multimedia message. Thereafter, skip to step 3. TIP If you want to set up an instant messaging (IM) account the first time you open Messaging, tap Add An Account and see Set up an instant messaging (IM) account for instructions. 3 Tap . The cursor is in the To field. 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. Tap the phone number, IM, 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 or enter a name or address to narrow the list. • Enter a phone number for a recipient who is not a contact. TIP Do you need to enter a short code that contains letters? Use the keyboard to enter it; just press the letter keys. For example, if the code is "win01," press W to enter w, I to enter i, and so on. No need to figure out the numbers that correspond to the letters. 4 Tap the To field and repeat step 3 to enter additional recipients. 5 Do one of the following to attach a picture to a multimedia message: • Before entering the message text: Tap . Tap the album containing the picture you want. Tap the picture, or tap New Photo and take the picture. Tap Attach Photo. • After entering the message text: Open the application menu and tap Add Picture. Tap the album containing the picture you want and tap the picture, or tap New Photo and take the picture. Tap Attach Photo.