HTC RAPH500 Compose and send a text message, Manage text messages, To reply to a text message

Exchanging Messages  59

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.

To automatically resend text messages that failed delivery

If text messages were not successfully sent due to network problem or loss of signal coverage, they will be queued in the Text Messages Retry program and automatically resent. While text messages remain queued, you can choose to delete some or all of them by following these steps:

1.Tap Start > Programs > Text Messages Retry.

2.Do one of the following:

•To delete a text message, select the message then tap Menu > Dismiss.

•To delete all queued text messages, tap Menu > Dismiss All.

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.