To create an answer message, select
Reply.
Send and organise messages
To send a message, select Send. The
phone saves the message in the Outbox
folder, and the sending starts.
Note: The message sent icon or text on
your device screen does not indicate that
the message is received at the intended
destination.
If message sending is interrupted, the
phone tries to resend the message a few
times. If these attempts fail, the message
remains in the Outbox folder. To cancel
message sending, in the Outbox folder,
select Options > Cancel sending.
To save the sent messages in the Sent
items folder, select Menu >
Messaging > Message settings >
General settings > Save sent
messages.
The phone saves received messages in the
Inbox folder. Organise your messages in
the Saved items folder.
To add, rename, or delete a folder, select
Menu > Messaging > Saved items >
Options.
Flash messages
Flash messages are text messages that are
instantly displayed upon reception.
1 To write a flash message, select
Menu > Messaging > Create
message > Flash message.
2 Enter the recipient’s phone number,
write your message (maximum 70
characters), and select Send.
Instant messaging
With instant messaging (IM, network
service) you can send short text messages
to online users. You must subscribe to a
service and register with the IM service
you want to use. Check the availability of
this service, pricing, and instructions with
your service provider. The menus may
vary depending on your IM provider.
To connect to the service, select Menu >
Messaging > IMs and follow the
instructions on the display.
Nokia Xpress audio messages
Create and send an audio message using
MMS in a convenient way.
1 Select Menu > Messaging > Create
message > Audio message. The
voice recorder opens.
2 Record your message.
See "Voice
recorder", p. 33.
3 Enter one or more phone numbers in
the To: field, or select Add to retrieve
a number.
4 To send the message, select Send.
Message settings
Select Menu > Messaging > Message
settings and from the following:
General settings — to save copies of sent
messages in your phone, to overwrite old
messages if the message memory
becomes full, and to set up other
preferences related to messages
Text messages — to allow delivery
reports, to set up message centres for SMS
and SMS e-mail, to select the type of
character support, and to set up other
preferences related to text messages
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