Types Of Messages; Create And Send Text Messages - Samsung SCH A850 User Manual

Types of Messages

Your phone is able to send and receive Text and Picture
messages to compatible phones and devices. Text
messages can be up to 160 characters in length.
Note: Available memory is shared between all messages. You can store up
to 50 incoming and 50 outgoing messages. However, the exact number is
dependent upon message length.

Create and Send Text Messages

1. In standby mode, press the Down navigation key, then
press
1
@
appears in the display.
2. Enter the phone number of the recipient, then press the
key.
OK
3. Enter the text content of your message using the keypad.
See "Section 5: Entering Text" on page 63 for more
information.
At any point while composing a message, press the
Option (left) soft key (
options appear in the display:
T9 Word — Recognizes commonly used words for the
numeric sequence of key presses and inserts the word into
your message.
ABC — Lets you enter characters while by pressing the keys
labeled with the desired characters (such as
Symbol — Use Symbol mode to enter symbols, such as &, %,
and # into your message.
123 — Use 123 mode to enter numbers into your message.
98
for New Text Msg. The Send To: screen
) )
). The following text entry
for "h").
4
ghi