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Chapter 6
Exchanging Messages
6.1 Text
Messages
Send short text messages (SMS) to other mobile phones. If your message is more than 160 characters, it will be
sent as two or more separate messages and you will be billed accordingly.
Creating and sending a new text message
On the Home screen, slide to the Messaging tab.
Touch the New Message icon ( ) on the upper right side of the screen.
To add recipients, enter their mobile phone numbers in the To field, separating the numbers with a
semicolon (;). You can also tap To or tap Menu > Add Recipient to add mobile phone numbers from
Contacts.
Enter your message.
Tips • To choose from preset messages, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message.
• To check the spelling, tap
Menu > Spell Check.
When finished, tap Send.
Managing text messages in your Inbox
Text messages that are sent to and received from a contact or number are grouped as a single thread in your
Inbox. Threaded SMS shows your messages to and from a contact in a single conversation thread.
To access your Inbox
Tap Start > All Applications > Text Messages, or from the Home screen, slide to the Messages tab and then
tap All Messages.
To view the exchange of messages and send a reply
Text and multimedia messages received from and sent to a contact or number are grouped in the same thread.
For information about opening and replying to multimedia messages in the same thread, see “Viewing and
replying to MMS messages“ later in this chapter.
In the SMS / MMS Inbox, tap a message thread to open it and view the exchange of messages with the
sender.
You can tap links in the messages to directly access contact information, access a website, send email, or
call the displayed number.
At the bottom of the screen, type your reply message and then tap Send.
To copy a text message in the thread to the SIM card
In the SMS / MMS Inbox, tap a message thread to open it.
Tap to select a message in the thread.
Tap Menu > Copy to SIM.
Notes • You cannot copy a sent message from the thread to the SIM card.
• Copying text messages from your phone to the SIM card results in duplicate messages in the Inbox when your
SIM card is in use. To open a thread and view the exchange of text messages
To delete one or more text messages in the thread
In the SMS / MMS Inbox, tap a message thread to open it.
Tap to select a message in the thread. To select several messages, tap Menu > Select Messages >
Several, and then tap each message you want to delete.
Tap Menu > Delete.
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