Dell Streak user manual Messaging, To compose and send a text message

Messaging

To compose, send, and read text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) messages,

touch → Messaging . The Messaging screen opens with a list of

messages or message threads representing all the received, sent and draft messages.

NOTE: For information about the message thread, see Receiving text and multimedia messages.

To compose and send a text message

1On the Messaging screen, touch the New message thread. The composer screen opens.

2In the To field, type the mobile phone number or the contact name of the recipient. As you type a phone number or contact name, matching contacts with their mobile numbers appear below the To field. Touch a matched contact to enter the contact’s mobile number, or continue typing the desired phone number.

3Repeat step 2 to enter more mobile numbers if you wish to send the message to multiple mobile phone users.

4You can add a subject line to the message by touching the Menu button → Add subject.

NOTE: When adding a subject, the message automatically changes to the MMS format.

5Touch the Type to compose text field to start composing your message.

6Touch the Send button to send the text message.

7To start a text conversation similar to online instant messaging, you can continue to compose and send messages to the same recipient(s). All of the sent and received messages between you and recipient(s) appear in the form of chat logs.

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