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Messages Learn how to send and receive different messages using the default messaging app on your phone. Types of Messages Your default Messaging app provides the following message types: • Text Messages (SMS) • Multimedia Messages (MMS) 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. The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and receive multimedia messages (such as picture, video, and audio messages) to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider's multimedia message service. Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and indicate when messages are received and their type. Create and Send Messages This section describes how to create a send a message using the Messages app. 1. From a Home screen, tap Messages > Compose. 2. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually enter a recipient or tap Add Recipient to select a recipient from your Contacts or Groups. • If manually entering recipients, enter additional recipients by separating each entry with a semicolon (;). More recipients can be added at any time before the message is sent. • If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tap the contact to place a check mark then tap DONE. The contact will be placed in the recipients field. • For the Group option, if the number of recipients is less than 10, all members in the group can be added by placing a check mark by the contacts, and then tapping DONE. 3. Tap the Enter message field enter a message. • Tap Attach to add files to your messages. • Tap Add emoticon to choose an available emoticon from an onscreen list and then add it into your message (at the cursor location) if desired. 4. Review your message and tap SEND. Note: If you exit a message before you send it, the message is automatically saved as a draft. Applications 49 Messages

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Messages
Applications
Messages
Learn how to send and receive
different messages using the
default messaging app on your
phone.
Types of Messages
Your default Messaging app provides the following
message types:
Text Messages (SMS)
Multimedia Messages (MMS)
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.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you
send and receive multimedia messages (such as
picture, video, and audio messages) to and from
other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this
feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s multimedia message service.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the
screen and indicate when messages are received
and their type.
Create and Send Messages
This section describes how to create a send a
message using the Messages app.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Messages
>
 
Compose
.
2. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually enter
a recipient or tap
Add Recipient
to select a
recipient from your Contacts or Groups.
If manually entering recipients, enter additional
recipients by separating each entry with a
semicolon (;). More recipients can be added at
any time before the message is sent.
If adding a recipient from your Contacts,
tap the contact to place a check mark then
tap
DONE
. The contact will be placed in the
recipients field.
For the Group option, if the number of
recipients is less than 10, all members in the
group can be added by placing a check mark
by the contacts, and then tapping
DONE
.
3. Tap the
Enter message
field enter a message.
Tap
Attach
to add files to your messages.
Tap
Add emoticon
to choose an available
emoticon from an onscreen list and then add
it into your message (at the cursor location) if
desired.
4. Review your message and tap
SEND
.
Note
: If you exit a message before you send it, the
message is automatically saved as a draft.