Samsung SGH-A706 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Create new message
Use the Create new message menu (Menu 6.2)to compose new text
(SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages and send them to other
messaging-capable phones. You can also create email messages. For
more information, see “Creating and sending an email” on page 114.
Creating and sending a text message
While creating your message, you can access various options from
the Options soft key menu. For information, see “Text message
options” on page 109.
If you want to send multimedia files with your message, see
“Creating and sending a multimedia message” on page 111.
Note: When creating a text (SMS) message, adding elements such as a subject line, or
image, sound or video files automatically changes the message type to multimedia
(MMS). The icon in the top-left corner of the message creation screen indicates message
type. Some cell phones to not accept multimedia messages.
To create and send a text message:
1. Press Menu 6.2.1 for Message.
2. Highlight the address box and enter the recipient’s mobile phone
number.
You can enter multiple recipients by separating them with a
semicolon (;).
You can also press the Options soft key to Add recipients from
your Contacts, Group, or FDN contacts lists, or add recent
recipients.
3. Highlight and create your message in the large text box. The
number in the bottom-right corner of the screen displays the
number of characters still available for you to use.