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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.
TIP You can set a preference to show all your buddies, whether they are online or
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.
application menu and
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.
• Enter a phone number for a recipient who is not a contact.
• Do you need to enter a short code that contains letters—for
example, to text a vote to a TV poll or to make a donation to a
charity? Use the keyboard to enter it; just press the letter keys and
tap the code that appears under
dialing a number that contains letters—for example, (555) 256
PALM. To dial a number like this, you must use the onscreen dial pad
and tap the numbers that correspond to the letters P, A, L, M—
which would be 7256.
• Enter a contact's first or last name or initials, screen name, phone
number, or email address. Tap the IM or email address you want to
use to send the message when it appears.
4 Tap the To field and repeat step 3 to enter additional recipients.
5 To attach a picture in JPG format to a multimedia message, do one of
the following:
• If you did not yet enter the message text, tap
containing the picture you want. Tap the picture, or tap
and take the picture. Tap Attach
• If you already entered the message text, open the
and tap Add Picture. Tap the album containing the picture you
Chapter 5 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging
on).
Done to send a text or
Short Code. This is not the same as
. Tap the album
New Photo
Photo.
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