Blackberry 9105, 9100 manual Composing and sending text messages, Send a text message

User Guide Messages

Depending on the typing input language that you use to type your text messages, your messages might display to your recipients differently than you expect.

Depending on your wireless service provider, you might also be able to send and receive the following media files in text messages: .jpg, .gif, .wbmp, .midi, .vcf (vCard®), .ics (iCalendar), .avi, .mpg, or .mov.

If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, your device sends text messages using the first phone number that appears in the My Number field in the Phone application.

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® device is connected to a CDMA network, you can type an email address.

4.Type a message.

5.Press the key on the keyboard.

Related topics

Personal distribution lists, 184

I cannot send messages, 113

I cannot send messages, 113

Resend a message

You cannot change a text message before you resend it.

In a sent message, press the key.

•To change the message, click Edit. Change the message. Press the key > Send.

•To change the recipients, click Edit. Highlight a contact. Press the key > Change Address. Click a new contact.

Press the key > Send.

•To resend the message without changing it, click Resend.

Related topics

I cannot send messages, 113

88