Creating And Sending Text Messages - Samsung Verizon SCH-U485 User Manual

Creating and Sending Text Messages

Your phone supports Text Messages, simple messages
containing text, which can be sent to other mobile phones, or
to an Email address (also known as SMS).
Note: This procedure uses the QWERTY keyboard and
command keys. Rotate the phone and slide it open to
access the QWERTY keyboard.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Message New Message.
– or –
From the Home screen, press the
Key.
2. At the NEW TEXT MSG screen, enter up to 20 recipients
in the To: fields:
• Press the
From Contacts, Recent Calls, Favorites, or Groups.
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Left Soft Key
New Message
Right Soft Key Add to select recipients
• Use the QWERTY keyboard to enter a recipient's phone
number, contact name, or Email address. As you enter text,
matching contacts display in a list. Use the Directional Keys to
highlight a contact, then press the Center Select Key OK.
While entering recipients into the To: field, press the Left Soft
Key to switch between Abc, ABC and Symbols text entry
modes, or choose Domain Extensions.
3. Use the Directional Keys to move to the Text:
field to compose your message. For more information
about entering text, see "Entering Text" on page 61.
4. While entering text, press the
Options for options (available options depend on the
recipient list and text already entered):
• Attach: Add media or content to the message to convert it to
Multimedia (MMS). For more information about creating and
sending Multimedia messages, see "Creating and Sending
Multimedia Messages" on page 73.
• Group Conversation/Individual Message: If you have multiple
recipients in the To: field, choose whether recipients can reply
with Individual Messages (only to you), or Group
Conversation (to entire recipient list).
• Save As Draft: Save a copy of the message in Drafts.
Right Soft Key