HTC AM171 manual Compose and send a text message, Manage text messages, From the Contacts screen

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From the Contacts screen

1.Tap Start > Contacts.

2.Tap the contact’s name to open his or her contact card.

3.Touch Send text message.

Compose and send a text message

After creating a new text message, follow the steps below to enter your message and then send it.

1.To add recipients, enter their mobile phone numbers in the To field, separating them with a semicolon. You can also tap To or tap Menu > Add Recipient to add mobile phone numbers from Contacts.

2.Enter your message.

Tip	To choose from preset messages, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message. To check the
	spelling, tap Menu > Spell Check.

3.Tap Send.

Tips • For more information about entering text and symbols, see Chapter 4.

•If you want to know when a text message is received, before sending the message that you are composing, tap Menu > Message Options, then select the Request message delivery notification check box.

•To always receive a delivery notification, tap Menu > Tools > Options in the text message list, tap Text Messages, then select the Request delivery notifications check box.

Manage text messages

Text messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or number) are grouped as a single thread in your inbox. Threaded SMS lets you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.

To reply to a text message

1.In the Text Messages inbox, tap a message thread to open it.

2.At the bottom of the screen, type your reply message and then tap Send.

Enter your reply message here

To delete a message in the thread

1.In the Text Messages inbox, tap a message thread to open it.

2.Use the Navigation Up or Down control to select a message in the thread that you want to delete.

3.Tap Menu > Delete.