Alcatel Pixi 4 4034 D - Manual (Page 27)

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Messaging ..................................
Your phone can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS messages.
Go to the Home screen and touch the Messaging icon in the Favourites
tray.
4.1 Write a new message
On the message list screen, touch the new message icon to write new text/
multimedia messages.
Touch to create a new
message.
• Touch to view the whole message
thread.
• Long press message threads to open
other options available with this contact
Search in all messages
For saved contacts, touch the contact photo to open the Quick
contact panel to communicate with the contact. For unsaved
contacts, touch to add the number to your Contacts.
Sending a text message
Enter the name or mobile phone number of the recipient on the recipients bar
or touch to add recipients, then touch the content bar to enter the text of
the message. When finished, touch to send the text message.
An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be charged as several
SMS. A counter above the sending icon will remind you of the number of
remaining characters can be entered in one message.
Specific letters (like accents, for example) will also increase the size
of the SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, contacts, slides and
sounds to other compatible mobiles and email addresses.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image,
video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or subject or email addresses are
added.
To send a multimedia message, enter the recipient's phone number or name in
the recipients bar, touch content bar to enter the text of the message.
Touch to open the options menu, then touch Add subject to insert a
subject.
Touch to attach a picture, video, audio, etc.
When finished, touch to send the multimedia message.