Messaging 48
Note:
If you select the Voicemail icon, pressing
or the
Dial
soft key will dial
the Voicemail center so that you can listen to your voicemails.
Creating and Sending Text Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and receive
short text messages to and from other mobile phones. To use this
feature, you must subscribe to your service provider’s message
service.
The Message icon (
) displays in the Messaging Inbox when
you have received new text messages. When the memory is full,
an error message displays and you cannot receive any new
messages. Use the
Delete
option in each message box to delete
obsolete messages.
If you receive an email from a phone from outside your
subscriber service, it is possible that your icon may look slightly
different. Some providers have text messages with pictures such
as emoticons that do not constitute a multimedia message. The
icon will then appear as
.
Creating a New Text Message
1.
At the Idle screen, press
Menu
➔
Messaging
➔
Create
New Message
, and press the
Select
soft key or the
key.
2.
Enter either a phone number or contact name (from
your Address Book) by pressing the
key to access
both a list of recent calls and your Address Book
Contacts and Groups.
• Recent Log
: allows you to choose from a brief list of recently
dialed phone numbers. Press the
key to add a selected
number to your message’s recipients list field. This entry can later
be appended prior to sending the message.
• Contacts
: allows you to insert additional recipients from your
Address Book by using your
Up
and
Down
Navigation keys to
select those entries you wish to add.
–
Press the
key to place a checkmark next to those entries.
–
Once you have selected the desired entries, press the
Done
soft
key to return to the message.
• Groups
: allows you to insert additional Group members from your
Address Book by using your
Up
and
Down
Navigation keys to
select those entries you wish to add.
3.
Use the
Down
Navigation key to access the text field
and begin creating your text message.