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Messaging
Messaging
Text messaging, picture messaging
(iMMS), iMail.
Your phone supports various
messaging services. Please contact
your service provider about the
services you can use, or for more
information, visit
www.sonyericsson.com/support
.
Text messaging (SMS)
Text messages can contain simple
pictures, sound effects, animations,
and melodies. You can also create
and use templates for your messages.
Before you start
The number to your service centre
is supplied by your service
provider and is usually set on the
SIM card. If not, you can enter the
number yourself.
To set a service centre number
1
Press
and select
Settings
}
Text message
}
Service centre
.
If the service centre number is
saved on the SIM card it is shown.
2
If there is no number shown
}
Edit
}
New ServiceCentre
and enter the
number, including the international “+”
prefix and country/region code
}
Save
.
Sending text messages
For information about entering
letters
%
17 Entering letters
.
To write and send a text message
1
Press
and select
Write new
}
Text message
2
Write your message. (If you want
to save the message for later in
Drafts
,
press
}
Save message
.)
3
}
Continue
}
Enter phone no.
to
enter a number, or
}
Contacts look-
up
to retrieve a number or a group
from
Contacts
, or select from last
used recipients
}
Send
.
To copy and paste text in a message
1
When writing your message
}
More
}
Copy & paste
.
2
}
Copy all
or
}
Mark & copy
and
use the navigation key to scroll
and mark text in your message.
3
}
More
}
Copy & paste
}
Paste
.
Receiving text messages
Message notification appears on
the screen. When you have read
the message, press
to close
the message.
Some language-specific characters
use more space. For some languages
you can deactivate
National chars.
to
save space.
