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Note that messages you send are also listed in the Read view.
1. Reading multimedia messages
If you have selected to auto-retrieve your multimedia messages, then both the message header
and body will download.
If you are downloading only the headers, then you must first select the Download button to
retrieve the message body. If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, you can
check the message size before you download.
Once the message has downloaded, select ―Play‖ button to view the message.
From a message read view, you can do the following:
1. To view details about a particular message, in the Read view, touch & hold the message to
open the context menu. Select View details.
2. Reply to a message: Simply start typing your message in the text box at the bottom of the
screen to reply to a message. You can always press MENU and select to add a subject or an
attachment to convert it to a multimedia message. Select ‗Send‘ when ready.
3. Links in messages: If a message contains a link to a Web page, it will be selectable. To view
the Web page in the Browser, simply select it.
4. Delete messages: Your messages will be saved until you explicitly delete them.
Delete one message in a thread - With the message thread open in Read view, touch & hold the
individual message you want to delete to open the context menu. Delete all messages in a thread
- With the message thread open in Read view, press MENU
Delete. You can also delete an
entire thread from the message list by pressing & holding the thread to open the context menu,
then select ‗Delete‘.
Delete all message threads - From the message list, press MENU and select delete all threads.
Compose text and multimedia messages
1. Touch ‗Compose‘ icon. The Compose screen opens.
2. Add recip
ients by typing a name, phone number, or email address in the ‗To‘ field. Matching
contacts will appear. Select the recipient or continue typing. Add as many recipients as you wish.
If you send the message to an email address, the message will automatically convert from a text
to a multimedia message.
3. To add a subject, press MENU and select ‗Add subject‘. If you add a subject, the message will
convert to a multimedia message.
4. To add an attachment, touch ‗Attach‘ icon on the right-top of the screen. Adding an attachment
will always convert the message to a multimedia message. Select from audio or picture files. You
can select to take a new picture if you want, or record an audio file.
Any recordings you make will be stored automatically in the Music application in a play list named
―My recordings‖. To remove an attachment, select the attachment‘s ‗Remove‘ button.
5. Type your message. As you type, you will be able to track how many characters/messages
you‘re creating. Remember that text messages have a limit around 160 characters. Once you go
over that limit, a new message is actually created but automatically joined into one when
received.
6. Select ‗Send‘ when ready. You can also save a draft.
