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Menu functions
Messages
(Menu 5)
Use the
Messages
menu to send and receive short
messages, and multimedia messages. You can also
use WAP push message, Voice mail, and Cell broadcast
message features.
To access this menu, press <
Menu
> in Idle mode and
select
Messages
.
Text messages
(Menu 5.1)
Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send or
receive text messages including pictures, audio clips,
and animated images.
Create
(Menu 5.1.1)
You can create and send a text message.
1. Enter your message.
You can enter up to 918 standard characters, or
approximately 402 Unicode characters, such as ‘â’.
2. Press <
Options
> to access the following options:
•
Add content
: add a sound, melody, picture, or
animation to the message.
•
Add templates
: retrieve a text template.
•
Add emoticon
: retrieve an emoticon.
•
Add from phonebook
: add a Phonebook
entry.
•
Add from bookmarks
: add a web page’s
address.
3. Press <
Options
> and select
Send only
,
Save
and send
or
Save only
.
4. If you select
Save and send
, select a memory
location.
5. Enter a destination number.
6. Press <
OK
>
to send the message.
Inbox
(Menu 5.1.2)
You can view received text messages in this menu.
The maximum number of characters allowed in a
short message varies by service provider. If your
message exceeds the maximum number of
characters, the phone will split the message.
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