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MESSAGE
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Sending a Text Message
2.
Use the Up and Down navigation keys to highlight an option.
3.
Press the
key to invoke your selection.
Sending a Text Message
1.
In standby mode, press the Down navigation
key (MESSAGE shortcut), then press
for
Send Text/Pic
. The
New Message
screen
appears in the display with the
To
field
highlighted.
2.
Enter/select a recipient for your message by
doing one of the following:
•
Enter a recipient’s phone number using the
keypad.
•
Select a recipient from your Contacts list by
following these steps:
–
Press the
Contacts
key (
). A menu pops-up.
–
Use the Up/Down navigation keys to highlight
Contacts
, then press
. The
Contacts screen appears.
–
Find and select the Contact entry for the intended recipient. The
New Message
screen reappears with the Contact’s name in the
To
field. (For information on
finding a Contact, see
"Finding a Contact"
on page 53.)
•
Select a recipient from the Call Log of recent callers or recipients of one of your
calls by following these steps:
–
Press the
Contacts
key (
). A menu pops-up.
–
Use the Up/Down navigation keys to highlight
Call Log
, then press
. The Call
Log screen appears.
–
Use the Up/Down navigation keys to highlight a logged number, then select the
number by pressing the
Check
(right) soft key. A checkmark appears next to the
selected number.
–
Press the
OK
key (
). The
New Message
screen reappears with the
selected number in the
To
field.
3.
Press the Down navigation key once. The text entry field becomes
highlighted.
4.
Enter your message text using the keypad (for information on text entry,
see
"Entering Text"
on page 44).
For additional text entry options, press the
Menu
(left) soft key (
). The
following options pop-up in the display:
• Insert Symbol
— Adds punctuation marks to your text.
• Insert Emoticon
— Adds typewritten or graphic “smileys” to your text.