Sony Ericsson Xperia Z1S User Guide - Page 49

Messaging and chat, Reading and sending messages

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Messaging and chat Reading and sending messages The Messaging application shows your messages as conversations, which means that all messages to and from a particular person are grouped together. To send multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings on your device. See Internet and messaging settings on page 25. 1 Go back to the list of conversations 2 View options 3 Sent and received messages 4 Send button 5 Attach a file 6 Attach a location 7 Attach a handwritten note or image 8 Take a photo and attach it 9 Attach a photo saved on your device 10 Text field To create and send a message 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap . 3 Tap , then tap Add recipient and select a contact from the Contacts list. If the recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the recipient's number manually and tap . 4 When you are finished adding recipients, tap Done. 5 Tap Write message and enter your message text. 6 If you want to add a media file, tap and select an option. 7 To send the message, tap Send. If you exit a message before sending, it gets saved as a draft. The conversation gets tagged with the word Draft:. To read a received message 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap the desired conversation. 3 If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap Download message. 49 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Messaging and chat
Reading and sending messages
The Messaging application shows your messages as conversations, which means
that all messages to and from a particular person are grouped together. To send
multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings on your device. See
Internet and messaging settings
on page 25.
1
Go back to the list of conversations
2
View options
3
Sent and received messages
4
Send button
5
Attach a file
6
Attach a location
7
Attach a handwritten note or image
8
Take a photo and attach it
9
Attach a photo saved on your device
10
Text field
To create and send a message
1
From your Home screen, tap
, then find and tap
.
2
Tap
.
3
Tap
, then tap
Add recipient
and select a contact from the Contacts list. If the
recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the recipient's number manually and
tap
.
4
When you are finished adding recipients, tap
Done
.
5
Tap
Write message
and enter your message text.
6
If you want to add a media file, tap
and select an option.
7
To send the message, tap
Send
.
If you exit a message before sending, it gets saved as a draft. The conversation gets tagged
with the word
Draft:
.
To read a received message
1
From your Home screen, tap
, then find and tap
.
2
Tap the desired conversation.
3
If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap
Download message
.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.