Samsung SGH-I917 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.f6) (English) - Page 66

Messaging, Types of Messages, Creating and Sending Text Messages

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Section 7: Messaging This section describes how to send and receive different types of messages. It also includes the features and functionality associated with messaging. Types of Messages Your phone provides the following message types: • Text Messages • Multimedia (Picture) Messages • Email Messages The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider's message service. Important!: When creating a message, adding an image to a text message changes the message from a text message to a multimedia message. When messages are received, the number of messages is displayed in the Messaging icon on the Home screen. Creating and Sending Text Messages To create a new message and send it to another mobile phone or an email address: 1. From the Home screen, touch Messaging . - or - Touch ➔ Messaging . 2. Touch new . 3. Tap on the To field to manually enter a recipient. Touch the 123 key on the on-screen keypad to enter a phone number. - or - Tap on the button to the right of the To field to select a recipient from your People list. Valid entries must have a wireless phone number. Contacts with only an email address are not listed. 61

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Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive different types of
messages. It also includes the features and functionality
associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
Text Messages
Multimedia (Picture) Messages
Email Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text
messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses.
To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s message service.
Important!:
When creating a message, adding an image to a text message
changes the message from a text message to a multimedia
message.
When messages are received, the number of messages is
displayed in the Messaging icon
on the Home screen.
Creating and Sending Text Messages
To create a new message and send it to another mobile phone or
an email address:
1.
From the Home screen, touch
Messaging
.
– or –
Touch
Messaging
.
2.
Touch
new
.
3.
Tap on the
To
field to manually enter a recipient. Touch the
123
key on the on-screen keypad to enter a phone number.
– or –
Tap on the
button to the right of the
To
field to select a
recipient from your People list. Valid entries must have a
wireless phone number. Contacts with only an email
address are not listed.