Viewing A Message You Receive - Blackberry dummies 2 Manual

Messaging etiquette and a few words of caution
Here are some commonsense messaging rules
as well as a few words of caution. Even if you're
new to messaging, being a neophyte doesn't
give you license to act like a jerk. Play nice and
take the following pointers to heart:
✓ Use smileys to avoid misunderstandings .
Read more about emoticons and smileys in
this chapter.
✓ Don't ever forward chain letters . We mean
it. Never.
✓ If you need to forward a message, check
the entire message content first . Make
sure nothing offends the recipient.
✓ Some things in this world need to be said
face to face, so don't even think of using
messaging for it . Ever try dumping your girl-
friend or boyfriend over the phone? Guess
what? Using messaging is far worse.
✓ Keep your tone gender neutral . Some mes-
sages that are forwarded through e-mails
are inappropriate to the opposite sex.
✓ Capital letters are as rude as shouting, so
DON'T USE THEM.

Viewing a message you receive

If you have an incoming SMS or MMS message, you get a notification just like
you do when you receive an e-mail. Also like e-mail, the e-mail icon at the top
of the Home screen indicates a new message. Viewing an SMS or MMS mes-
sage is the same as reading an e-mail. The basic run-through is as follows:
1. Touch-press Messages from the Home screen.
2. Touch-press the unread message.
Bob's your uncle: The message appears onscreen.
Chapter 8: Too Cool for E-Mail
✓ Know your recipient . A newbie might not
easily grasp smileys and shorthand at
first, so act accordingly. (Read more about
shorthand in this chapter.)
✓ Don't reply to any message when you're
angry . You can't unsend a sent message.
It's better to be prudent than sorry.
✓ Don't gossip or be rude . Beware! Your mes-
sages can end up in the wrong hands and
haunt you in the future.
✓ Easy does it . No documented evidence
reveals the deleterious effects (physi-
cal or psychological) of too much tex-
ting. However, don't text as if you want to
enter the books as the first recorded case
of Instantmessagingitis. As your great-
grandma would tell you, too much of any-
thing is bad for you. It's easy to lose track
of time when IMing.
✓ Drive safely . Tuck away your BlackBerry
whenever you're in the driver's seat.
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