Nokia 2260 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Messages
TEXT MESSAGES
Use your phone to send and receive short text messages.
Write and send a text message
When writing text messages, use the predictive text method for faster text entry.
For details, see “Predictive text” on page 35.
1
Press
Menu
,
select
Messages
,
then
select
Write message
.
The message screen appears.
2
Enter a message of up to 160 characters.
A counter in the upper right corner of the screen shows the number of
characters remaining.
3
When you have finished writing the message, press
Options
, scroll to
Send
,
then press
Select
.
4
Enter or recall the recipient’s phone number, then press
Send
.
Sending message
appears.
Note:
When sending messages via the SMS network service, your phone
may display the words,
Message Sent
. This is an indication that the message
has been sent by your phone to the message center number programmed
into your phone. This is not an indication that the message has been
received at the intended destination. For more details about SMS services,
check with your service provider.
Read a text message
When you receive a text message, the phone beeps and displays
Message received
and
the indicator in the upper left corner of the screen.
1
Press
Read
to view the message.
2
Use the scroll keys to view the whole message, if necessary.
3
Once you’ve finished, press the
End
key to return to the start screen, or press
Options
for other choices, such as
Reply
or
Forward
.
When the phone displays
Message received
, pressing
Exit
moves the new message
to the inbox and returns you to the start screen. To read the message later, press
Menu 1-3
(
Messages > Inbox
). If you have more than one new message, scroll to
the message you want to view. Messages in the inbox are listed in the order they
are received, with the most recent message listed first. Unread messages are
indicated by .
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