HTC WHIT100, Imagio user manual Multimedia Messages, Directly making calls from text messages

74  Exchanging Messages

To delete all messages in a thread

In the SMS / MMS Inbox, tap and hold a message thread, and then tap Delete.

Directly making calls from text messages

While you are viewing a text message on the Home screen’s Messages tab or in your Inbox, you can directly call the sender of the message, if the sender’s phone number is stored in your contacts.

1.While viewing the text message, press the TALK/SEND button.

2.The Phone dialer screen then opens, with the sender’s phone number automatically filled in and ready to be dialed. To place the call, press TALK/SEND again.

Tapping a phone number that is contained in a text message also allows you to call that number.

Changing the message list layout

By default, the Text Messaging inbox is in Threaded mode. When text messages are threaded, there are certain functions that cannot be used, such as marking messages as unread, forwarding, and moving text messages to other mailbox folders.

You can change the Text Messaging inbox to Classic mode so that each text message will be individually stored in the inbox and you can use the above-mentioned functions with your text messages.

To change the Text Messaging inbox to Classic mode:

1.Tap Start > Settings, and then tap All Settings.

2.Tap System > Text Messaging.

3.In Text messaging layout, select Classic.

4.Restart your phone.

6.2  Multimedia Messages

Sending multimedia messages (MMS) to your friends and family is fun and easy. You can include pictures, text, and audio clips in a Picture message, and you can include MMS video and text in a Video message.

Notes • Multimedia messaging is a charged service and has to be provisioned on your mobile phone account. Contact Verizon to have MMS provisioned as part of your calling plan.

•Make sure the size of MMS messages that you send is within the limits allowed by Verizon.

To configure MMS message settings

1.Tap Start > All Applications > Text Messages.

2.Tap Menu > MMS Options. The Settings screen then appears.

3.In the Preferences tab, choose from the available options according to your needs.

4.Tap OK.

Creating and sending MMS messages

You can compose MMS messages in a combination of slides, where each slide can consist of a photo, video or audio clip, and/or text.

To compose an MMS message

1.Tap Start > All Applications > Text Messages.

2.In the SMS / MMS Inbox, do one of the following:

•Tap Menu > New > Video Message to create an MMS message containing video and text.

•Tap Menu > New > Picture Message to create an MMS message containing images, audio, and text.

3.In To, enter the recipient’s phone number or email address directly, or tap To, Cc, or Bcc to choose a phone number or an email address from Contacts.

Note You may need to scroll up to see the Cc and Bcc fields.

4.Enter a subject for your message.