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1. To view details about a particular message, in the Read view, touch & hold the message to open the context menu. Select
View details.
2. Reply to a message: Simply start typing your message in the text box at the bottom of the screen to reply to a message. You
can always press MENU and select to add a subject or an attachment to convert it to a multimedia message. Select „Send‟
when ready.
3. Links in messages: If a message contains a link to a Web page, it will be selectable. To view the Web page in the Browser,
simply select it.
4. Delete messages: Your messages will be saved until you explicitly delete them.
Delete one message in a thread - With the message thread open in Read view, touch & hold the individual message you want
to delete to open the context menu. Delete all messages in a thread - With the message thread open in Read view, press
MENUDelete. You can also delete an entire thread from the message list by pressing & holding the thread to open the
context menu, then select „Delete‟.
Delete all message threads - From the message list, press MENU and select delete all threads.
Compose text and multimedia messages
1. Touch „Compose‟ icon. The Compose screen opens.
2. Add recipients by typing a name, phone number, or email address in the „To‟ field. Matching contacts will appear. Select the
recipient or continue typing. Add as many recipients as you wish. If you send the message to an email address, the message
will automatically convert from a text to a multimedia message.
3. To add a subject, press MENU and select „Add subject‟. If you add a subject, the message will convert to a multimedia
message.
4. To add an attachment, touch „Attach‟ icon on the right-top of the screen. Adding an attachment will always convert the
message to a multimedia message. Select from audio or picture files. You can select to take a new picture if you want, or
record an audio file.
Any recordings you make will be stored automatically in the Music application in a play list named "My recordings". To remove
an attachment, select the attachment‟s „Remove‟ button.
5. Type your message. As you type, you will be able to track how many characters/messages you‟re creating. Remember that
text messages have a limit around 160 characters. Once you go over that limit, a new message is actually created but
automatically joined into one when received.
6. Select „Send‟ when ready. You can also save a draft.
7. As your message sends, progress displays in the title bar. If you see this icon to the right of the message, it means your
message is still being delivered.
Save message as draft
While composing, press BACK, your message automatically saves as a draft.
Text and multimedia message settings
To set text and multimedia message preferences, from the message list, press MENU and select „Settings‟. You can set the
following from this screen:
Text Message settings
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