Managing text messages
Sending a standard text
Enter a list of standard text messages into your telephone system. To select from the list and
send a standard text message:
1. Press the Avaya Home button.
2. Select Message.
3. Press the Message button.
4. Select the standard text that you want to send.
5. Press the OK button.
6. Change or add to the message. For example, include another name or a new
7. Press the OK button.
8. Do one of the following:
Setting up a text message for internal callers
You can set up a text message that the internal callers to your phone will see when they dial
your number.
For example, you can set a text message to indicate your status when you are busy or away.
When a caller calls, the LCD screen of the telephone shows the text message of the caller.
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The telephone system sends the text message to the recipient immediately.
time.
• To send the message to a single recipient, enter the internal telephone number
you want to send the message to.
• To send the message to all subscribers, select Message to all. The telephone
system sends the text message immediately.
The text message is sent immediately.
March 2011