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User Guide for the Slider Sonic Phone 37
11 SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES
This chapter describes how to send, receive, and
erase text messages from your phone. For
information on voicemail messages, see “Setting
up voicemail” on page 18.
Important: The features and menus described in
this chapter may vary depending on services
available in your area. Check with Virgin Mobile
for details and possible usage charges.
Sending text messages
You can only send text messages to phones that
are capable of receiving them or to email
addresses.
Creating a text message
1. Select Menu → Messaging → New text msg.
2. Enter a recipient’s phone number or email
address:
–Select
Options to access your Recent list,
Contacts, or Groups and press .
Select a contact and press .
Highlight the number field and press .
For more about group lists, see “Creating
group lists” on page 42.
- or -
– Enter a
New Address manually.
(To learn how to enter text, see Chapter 6,
“Understanding text entry screens” .)
3. To add multiple recipients:
– Press the right softkey to select
Options then select Recent list, Contacts,
or Groups.
- or -
– Enter a space or comma after the first
number then enter another recipient.
Note: You can send a message to up to 10
contacts at once. The messages will be sent
one at a time, once to each addressee.
4. When you are done entering addresses,
press
twice.
5. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,
see “Understanding text entry screens” on
page 20.
- or -
Add AutoText, symbols, or emoticons in your
message. See “Including prewritten text and
symbols” for information.
6. Press to select Send. See “Setting sending
options” for information about how and when
you want the message to be received.
Including prewritten text and
symbols
During text entry, you can insert AutoText,
symbols, or emoticons in your message.
1. From the text entry screen, select Options.