Blackberry Bold 9650 Series, Manual

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CHAPTER 18: SMS Text and MMS Messenging
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Sending a Media File as an MMS from the Media Icon
This is an easier way for you to send media files as MMS messages.
1.
Use the trackpad and navigate to your Media icon and click. You will be
brought to the Media screen.
2.
Click on Pictures and find the picture that you wish to send either on
your device or Media Card.
3.
Highlight the picture (no need to click on it) and press the Menu key.
4.
Scroll down to Send as MMS and click. You will then be directed to
choose the recipient from your contacts. Find the contact you desire
and click.
TIP and CAUTION: If you do not have an MMS or SMS Text Messaging service plan from your
phone company, you can usually Send as Email for no additional cost. The only other thing to
be aware of is whether or not you have an ‘‘unlimited BlackBerry data plan.’’ If you don’t have
this unlimited data plan, you will want to send pictures only very rarely because they can eat
up your data much faster than a plain-text email.
5.
Type in a subject and any text in the message, click the trackpad and
send.
Basic MMS Menu Commands
You can personalize your MMS message even more through the MMS menu.
1.
When you are composing the MMS message, press the Menu key.
2.
Scroll through the menu to see your options; you can easily add more
recipients via the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields.
You can also attach addresses from your Address Book. To add an
address, click Attach Address and find the appropriate address on the
next screen.
3.
If you had scheduled a birthday dinner together, you might want add the
appointment from your BlackBerry Calendar (‘‘Dinner at the Fancy
French Restaurant for Two’’), so click the Add Appointment option.
4.
You could even attach one of your recorded Voice Notes by selecting
Attach Voice Note to personalize your message.
To add an audio file to accompany the picture, choose Attach Audio as shown in
Figure 18-3 and then navigate to the folder that contains the audio file.
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