Writing New Messages - Avaya 3740 User Manual

9. Press "Add".
10. Enter name. See
11. Press "OK".
12. Press "Save". The number is saved in the contact list.

Writing new messages

A message can be constructed from scratch, or from a predefined template that can be used as
it is or edited. For additional information about message templates, see
page 113 . The maximum message length is normally 160 characters but may be less
depending on the character set used.
The first character entered is always upper-case, followed by lower-case character. However,
this may be overridden by pressing the * -key before entering the character.
When pressing a key, the first available character for that key is displayed, See
keys on page 37. To enter the other characters supported by the key, press the key until that
character appears in the display.
The keys 0-9, * or # can be used. Keys 0 and 1 contains special characters, See
keys on page 37 to see all characters.
For example, to enter the character E, press key 3 twice. "E" appears in the display and is
selected after a timeout or when another key is pressed.
Tip:
If the system supports UTF-8 character encoding, the input language can be
Tip:
changed temporarily by long pressing
access characters in a foreign language.
To delete a character, press "Clear".
To construct and send a message, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the menu by pressing "Menu".
2. Select
3. Select "Write new message".
4. Write the message from scratch or select a message template by pressing the "More" soft
key and, if required, edit the message as described in
Note: The "More" key is not displayed if no message templates have been defined.
5. Press "Send".
Note: A message can be saved and sent later by pressing the soft key "Back" and select "Yes". The
message is stored under Unsent messages. See Editing unsent messages.
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Alphanumeric keys
in the menu.
on page 37.
. This can be used to temporarily
The Templates Menu
Message Templates
Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric
on page 114.
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