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Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send or receive
different types of messages. It also explains the
features and functionality associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
•
Text Messages
•
Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages
•
Email and Gmail Messages
•
Google Talk
Message Icons on the Status Bar
Icons are displayed on the Status Bar at the top of the
display when new messages are received. For more
information, refer to
“Status Bar”
on page 20.
Creating and Sending Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and
receive text messages to and from other mobile
phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you
may need to subscribe to your service provider’s
message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you
send and receive multimedia messages (such as
picture, video, and audio messages) to and from other
mobile phones or email addresses. To use this
feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s multimedia message service.
Important!:
When creating a message, adding an image, a
sound file, or a video clip to a text message changes
the message from a text message to a multimedia
message.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the
screen and indicate when messages are received and
their type. For more information, refer to
“Indicator
Icons”
on page 20.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
(
Messaging
)
➔
(
New message
).
2.
Tap the
Enter recipient
field to manually enter a
recipient.
– or –
Tap
to select from one of the following:
• Contacts
: to select a recipient from your Contacts list
(valid entries must have a wireless phone number or
email address).
• Recent
: to select a recipient from a list of recently
sent messages.
• Groups
: to select a recipient from the Group list.
• Favorites
: to select a recipient from the Favorites list.
3.
If adding a recipient from either Recent,
Contacts, or Group, tap the contact to place a
checkmark then tap
Add
. The contact displays
in the recipient field.