Palm PRE 2 User Manual page 98

Dial a number from a conversation
1 Open Messaging .
2 Tap a conversation.
3 Do one of the following:
• Tap the contact name or phone number at the top of the screen, and
tap the number you want to call.
• Tap Text or the IM account name in the upper-right corner, and tap
beside the number you want to call.
Switch between Conversations view and Buddies view
Conversations view lists all of your Messaging conversations. Buddies view
lists all of your IM buddies.
1 Open Messaging .
2 For Conversations view, tap Conversations. For Buddies view, tap
Buddies.
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3 In Buddies view, tap to expand a buddy list. Tap a buddy name to
contact that person.
You can set a preference to show all your buddies, whether they are online or
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offline, or to hide offline buddies. In Buddies view, open the
tap Show/Hide Offline Buddies.
Create and send a text or multimedia message
Each text message can have up to 160 characters. You can send a message
of more than 160 characters, but the message may be split into several
messages. If you send a text message to an email address, the email address
is deducted from the 160-character count.
Multimedia messages consist of text and pictures or videos. You can include
pictures in JPG format.
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DID YOU KNOW You can send and receive text messages even while you are
on a phone call. This is easiest when using a hands-free headset or the speaker.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Before you use your phone to send or receive multimedia messages, refer
to your service plan for pricing and availability of multimedia messaging
services.
• Make sure that your phone is on and that you're inside a coverage area
(see Turn wireless services on).
TIP You can also start writing a text message from Card view or the Launcher.
Start typing a message, scroll down the list of search options, and tap
The Messaging application opens at a new message, with the text you entered in
the body of the message.
application menu and
New SMS.