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Text Messages
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Write New
(Menu 1.3)
In this menu option, you can write and send a text
message.
Note
: When you add media items to the message, the
number of characters you can enter decreases.
Creating a Simple Text Message
1. Create your message.
Note
: For further details about entering
characters, see page 41.
2. When you finish entering the message, press
the
Options
soft key. The following options are
available:
•
Send
: allows you to send the message. The
message is deleted after sending.
•
Save and Send
: allows you to save a copy of
the message into the specified memory and
then send the message. You can read the
message in your Outbox.
•
Save
: allows you to save the message into the
specified memory so that it can be sent later.
You can read the message in your Outbox.
• For more information about the
Text
Formatting
,
Add Objects
,
Add Templates
,
Add Phonebook
,
Add Bookmark
and
Language
options, see page 65.
3. Select
Send
or
Save and Send
, and press the
Select
soft key.
If you want to just save the message, select
Save
. After saving the message, the phone
returns to the
Text Messages
menu.
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4. If you select a save option, choose the memory
where the message is saved and press the
OK
soft key.
5. Enter a destination number and press the
OK
soft key. The message is sent.
Note
: If the phone fails to send the message, it will
ask you if you want to retry. Press the
OK
soft
key to confirm. Otherwise, press the
Exit
soft
key.
Creating a Message Using the Options
1. Create a message.
2. Press the
Options
soft key.
3. Select one of the following options as required
by using the
and
keys and pressing the
Select
soft key.
•
Text Formatting
: allows you to format the
style of the text. For the
Size
attribute,
Normal
,
Large
and
Small
sizes are available.
For the
Underline
and
Strikethrough
attributes, select
On
or
Off
. The attributes can
be combined.
•
Add Objects
: allows you to add a sound,
melody, picture or animation to your message.
Select the category of the object to be added;
Sound
,
Melody
,
Picture
and
Animation
are
available. In each category, you can select
various factory-set items or choose an item
received from other sources, such as the
Internet or other phones.
•
Add Templates
: allows you to apply one of
the preset message templates to the text.
Select one of five messages stored in the
Templates
menu option (
Menu 1.4
); for
further details, see page 66.