Blackberry P'9981 manual Composing and sending text messages Send a text message

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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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