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Section 5: Messaging
This section describes how to send or receive different types of
messages. It also includes the features and functionality
associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
• Text Messages
• Multimedia Messages
• Instant Messaging (IM) Messages
• Mobile Email Messages
Creating and Sending New Messages
Text Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and receive
short text messages to and from other mobile phones and email
addresses. To use this feature, you must subscribe to your
service provider’s message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and
receive multimedia messages (with pictures and audio clips) to
and from other mobile phones and email addresses. To use this
feature, you must subscribe to your service provider’s multimedia
message service.
1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Messaging ➔ Create
Message. The Create Message screen displays.
Tip: To quickly access the Create Message screen, press .
2. While composing your message text, you can press the
Options soft key to choose from the following options:
• Text Mode: allows you to set Text Mode: abc, Abc, ABC, T9abc,
T9Abc, T9ABC or 123.
• View Recipients List: allows you to create your Recipient List for
your message selecting from Recent Recipients, your Address
Book, from your Groups of contacts and from your FDN Contacts
list. These Options allow you to Save to Drafts or Cancel Message.
• Advanced Options: allow you to Add Subject, Attach File, Attach
Business Card, Attach Appointment, Attach Favorites or change
Input Language.
• Save to Drafts: allows you to save your message to your Drafts
folder.
• Delivery Options: allows you to keep a copy of your message.