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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.
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 both text and pictures. 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
Make sure that your phone is on and that you're
inside a coverage area (see
Turn wireless services
1
Open
Messaging
.
2
The first time you open Messaging, tap
multimedia message. Thereafter, skip to step 3.
3
Tap
. The cursor is in the To field. Do one of the following to
address the message:
•
Enter a contact's first or last name or initials, screen name, phone
number, or email address. Tap the phone number you want to use to
send the message when it appears.
•
Tap
to open your full contact list. Tap the contact you want or
enter a name or address to narrow the list.
Chapter 5 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging
application menu
and
on).
Done
to send a text or
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