Composing and sending text messages
Send a text message
The number of recipients that you can send a text message to depends on your wireless service provider.
1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.
2. Press the key > Compose Text Message.
3. In the To field, do one of the following:
• Type a contact name.
• Press the key > Choose Contact. Click a contact.
• Type a phone number that can receive text messages (including the country code and area code). For
languages with non-Latin characters, press the
Alt key to type numbers. Press the key on the
keyboard.
• If your BlackBerry smartphone is connected to a CDMA network, you can type an email address.
4. Type a message.
5.
Press the key on the keyboard.
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Attach a media file, contact card, appointment or location to a text message
1. When you are composing a text message, press the key > Attach.
2. Click one of the following menu items:
•
Picture
•
Video
•
Location
•
Audio
•
Voice Note
•
Contact
•
Appointment
3. Click a file.
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Set the importance level for text messages that you send
Depending on your wireless service provider, the Priority field might not be available.
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