Using Your Treo 700P Smartphone 98
Messaging
Creating and sending a text message
Each text message can hold up to 160 characters. Messages with more
than 160 characters are automatically split into several messages. (If
you send a text message to an email address, the email address is
deducted from the 160-character count.)
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Tip
If you see numbers
when you expect to
see letters (or the other
way around), you need
to turn Option Lock on
by pressing Option
twice or turn it off by
pressing Option once.
Tip
To add a new
QuickText phrase,
select Edit QuickText
from the list.
Tip
Some symbols can’t
be used in text
messages. The
Messaging application
automatically replaces
invalid characters.
Tip
Select Save as Draft to
save a draft of the
message without
sending it. To access
the draft, select the
category pick list at the
top of the screen and
select Drafts.
1. Press Messaging .
2. Select New.
3. Select the To field to address the message:
• Press Center . If the recipient’s name appears in the list of
recent addresses, select it from the list.
• If the recipient is in your Contacts list, enter the first initial and
last name (no spaces), and then select the recipient’s phone
number or email address, depending on where you want to
send the message.
• If the recipient’s name isn’t in the list of recent addresses or
your Contacts list, enter the phone number, email address, or a
Verizon Wireless alias.