32 | CHAPTER 7: SMS FOR WINDOWS 9x/Me/2000/XP
Create a SMS message without accessing the Phonebook
1. Make sure the SMS folder is open. To open it, click on the
SMS
button.
When the SMS folder is open, the
Phonebook
button will be at the
bottom of the screen, and the title bar will say
Socket DPC – SMS
.
SMS folder
2. Click on the New SMS icon:
. Or go to
File | New SMS
.
3. In the next screen, in the
To
field, enter the recipient’s SMS number
(mobile phone number).
IMPORTANT! THE SMS NUMBER MUST BEGIN WITH “+”
SMS Message screen
Select the
Coding
system compatible for your keyboard (e.g.,
7 Bit
for
normal text,
8 Bit
for special characters or
UCS2
for Chinese characters).
Note: 7Bit messages can hold 160 characters, 8Bit messages can hold
140, and UCS2 messages can hold 70. A space counts as a character.
In the main field, enter a message. Note the character
Count
. Click
Send
.
SMS
button
