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5. Review your message and tap
Send
.
Note:
A counter appears at the top of the
Send
button to tell you how many characters you
have entered and how many characters are left. Once you go over the 160-character
limit, a new message is created but automatically joined into one when received.
6. When done, tap
Send
to send the text message.
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS)
When you need to add a little more to a text message, you can send a multimedia message
(MMS) with pictures, voice recordings, audio or video files, contact cards (vCard), or
appointments (vCalendar).
Composing MMS messages is exactly the same as composing text messages, except that you
attach a picture, a video, or an audio file to the message.
1. Press
and tap
>
.
2. Tap the
Enter recipient
field and enter a Contacts name, a mobile phone number, or an
email address using the onscreen keyboard.
Note: If you are using an onscreen keyboard, you can switch between the default Swype to
Samsung keypad text entry method. Touch and hold either the To or the Type to
compose field, tap
Input method
, and select your preferred method.
3. Tap the
Tap to compose
field and enter your message.
4. Tap
.
5. Select a multimedia attachment type:
Pictures:
Opens the Gallery application. Use the onscreen navigation to select the
picture you wish to send with the outgoing message.
Capture picture:
Opens the camera application. Take a picture, then tap
OK
to use
this image in your message.
Videos:
Opens the Gallery application. Use the onscreen navigation to select a
video and attach it to your outgoing message.
Capture video:
Opens the camcorder application. Shoot a video, then tap
OK
to use
this video in your message.
Audio:
Opens the Select audio menu. Use the onscreen navigation to select an
audio file and tap
OK
.
Record audio:
Opens the message recorder.