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Chapter 6: Messaging
This chapter shows you how to set up and use the Phone messages, Social
messages and Social events functions of your smartphone.
All SMS and MMS message
s are accessed via Messaging. Messaging
automatically arranges received and sent messages into threads.
To access Messaging tap Me
ssaging on the Home screen.
Creating a new message
You can use your phone to compose Phone (SMS and MMS)
messages.
Tap
to compose a new message.
Enter the recipient’s phone nu
mber or name in the To field.
Suggested contacts will be displayed in a drop-down list
below the text field. To select a suggested contact, tap the
contact’s name.
Once you have entered the recipient, enter your message in
th
e text box labeled Type to compose.
Note: SMS messages may be up to 160 characters long. If your message is longer than
160 characters, it will be sent as multiple linked messages. Most phones will
automatically join the linked messages to present the recipient with a single long
message, however, some older phones do not have this ability.
Press the Menu button to see what options are available when creating a new
message.The options change depending on the status of the message.
Icon Description
Insert one or more recipients from your contacts.
Convert the SMS to an MMS, allowing you to add a subject to the message.
Convert the SMS to an MMS, allowing you to attach a file to the message.
Insert a smiley/emoticon into your message text.
Discard the message. This option is available if no recipient is added to the To
box. This is replaced by a Send button if a recipient is added.
See more options, such as: All Threads (see a list of messages) and Add Text
(add information from your agenda or contacts).
