Table 1. Supported emoticons

To display this Enter any of these keyboard character combinations...

emoticon...

:-D :D =D =-D :laugh :lol

>:-) >:) >:-> >:> :evil :twisted

: :- :neutral :meh

:-& :& =& =-& :-@ :@ =@ =-@ :sick

:)

:-)

=)

=-)

:smile

:/

:-/

:\

:-\

=/ =-/ =\ =-\ :doh

;)

;-)

:wink

 

:P :-P :p

:-p :b :-b =p =P =b =-b =-p

=-P :yuck

:razz

Customize messaging notifications

You can set your smartphone to show a notification and/or play a sound when a new message arrives. These settings apply to all your Messaging accounts.

1Open Messaging .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3In Show Notifications, tap On or Off.

4When Show Notifications is on, tap Alert, and tap any of the following:

Vibrate: The smartphone vibrates with no other sound.

System Sound: The system sound plays. If the ringer is off, the smartphone vibrates.

Ringtone: Tap a ringtone. To change a ringtone for messages, below Alert, tap Ringtone. Tap a ringtone name. To hear the ringtone: Tap to the right of its name.

Mute: No sound plays and the smartphone does not vibrate.

Messaging: Text and multimedia messaging

Create and send a text or multimedia message

Each text message can have up to 160 characters. You can send a message of more than 160 characters, but the message may be split into several messages. If you send a text message to an email address, the email address is deducted from the 160-character count.

Chapter 7 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging

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