Blackberry 9780 manual Composing and sending text messages, Send a text message

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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.

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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.

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Set whether pressing the Enter key sends text messages

You can stop your text messages from being sent each time that you press the , which might prevent you from accidentally sending a message if you plan to include several lines of text.

1.On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.

2.Press the key > Options > Text Messaging.

3.In the General Text Messaging Options section, clear the Press Enter Key to Send check box.

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