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Sending and Receiving Text Messages
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This chapter describes how to send, receive, and
erase text messages from your phone. For
information on voicemail messages, see page 10.
Important:
The features and menus described in
this chapter may vary depending on services
available in your area. In addition, usage charges
may apply to each message. For details, check with
your service provider.
Sending text messages
You can only send text messages to phones that are
capable of receiving them, or to email addresses.
Creating a text message
1.
Select
Menu
→
Messages
→
New Text Msg
.
2.
Select an address to enter the recipient’s phone
number or email address:
– Select a saved number from the
Recent List
or
Contacts List
, or select a
Group Lists
you
have created. For more about group lists,
see page 24.
– Enter a
New Address
manually.
(To learn how to enter text, see page 17.)
3.
To add another recipient to this message,
choose a method:
– Press
to select
Options
. Then select
Recent List
,
Contacts
,
or
Group Lists
.
- or -
– Enter a space or comma after the first number.
Then enter another recipient manually.
Note:
You can send a message to up to 10
contacts at once. The messages will be sent one
at a time, once to each addressee.
4.
When you are done entering addresses,
select
Next.
5.
Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,
see page 17.
6.
To add smileys, select
Options
→
Insert
→
Add
Smiley
.
Setting sending options
When you are ready to send a message, you have
several options for how and when you want the
message to be received.
1.
Once you have completed the message, press
to select
Options
.
2.
Scroll down to select:
–
Add Address
—Return to the “To” screen to
add another recipient without losing the
message text. Enter the new address, then select
Next
to return to the message entry screen.
–
Save Message
—Save the message in
your
Drafts
folder. This prevents the message
from being deleted if you have activated
AutoErase, and enables you to send the
message to others.