Chapter 3 : Email and other messages
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Receive and read email messages
The Email application synchronizes messages anytime you open a mail
folder. It also synchronizes messages on an automatic schedule—the default
interval is every 20 minutes.
Follow these steps to manually retrieve messages.
1
Open
.
2
If the folders for the account you want are hidden, tap
to display
the folders.
3
Tap the folder you want to check messages for. If synchronization
doesn’t start, tap
.
How can you tell if sync is happening? Look for the animated circular
movement around the number of messages in the upper-right corner
of the screen.
4
Tap a message to open it.
5
(Optional) Do any of the following:
•
To call a number: Tap the number, and tap
to call it.
•
To send a text message: Tap and hold the number, and tap
Text
.
•
To send an email: Tap the email address, enter your message, and
tap .
•
To go to a web address: Tap it.
•
To share a link to a web site: Press and hold
Option
and tap the
link. Then tap
Share Link
.
•
To copy a link to a web site: Press and hold
Option
and tap the
link. Then tap
Copy URL
.
6
Tap or in the subject line to view the previous or next message.
7
To view messages for another account, make the back gesture to
return to the account list, and tap the account name.
Messaging
Create and send a text or multimedia message
Each text message can have up to 160 characters. You can send a message
of more than 160 characters, but the message may be split into several
messages. 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.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
•
Before you use your phone to send or receive multimedia messages, refer
to your service plan for pricing and availability of multimedia messaging
services.
•
Make sure that your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area.
1
Open
Messaging
.
2
The first time you open Messaging, tap
Done
to send a text or
multimedia message. Thereafter, skip to step 3.
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. When you enter a contact name, favorites
appear at the top of the search results. Tap the phone number, IM
account name, 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.
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.