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3 Press the Arrows key to move down to the message field and write the short
message.
To view the length of the current message, press the Menu key and select View
> Message length.
Tip: To define a specific date and time when the short message will be sent,
select Scheduled in the Send short message option.
4 If you wish to adjust the sending options of the short message, press Sending
options. A dialog with two pages, Sending options and Advanced opens. For
details, see SMS settings on page 138.
5 Press Send.
To receive and read short messages
Tip: Your Inbox shows the date of received short messages and the time of the
short messages received on the current day. To view when it was sent, open the
message in the SMS viewer.
Short messages are received automatically, provided that this service is available
and that the phone is on and within network coverage.
When a new short message arrives, a tone will sound - unless the device is set to a
silent profile - and an information note is shown on the display.
The SMS viewer shows the message in a read-only state, which means that you
cannot edit it.
Tip: To create a contact card of the sender of a short message, press the Menu
key and select Tools > Add to Contacts….
Received short messages can also contain some special text strings such as URLs. If
a URL is highlighted when you move the cursor over it, you can open the
corresponding link by pressing Go to.
To reply to short messages
Tip: When replying to a message, you can choose whether you want the text of
the received message to be in the reply. Select No in Include original in reply in SMS
settings to minimise the length of the reply.
Select the message, press Reply and write another short message.
If the received message has a reply path, the note Reply via same centre is shown in
the header of the message.
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