22 Sending text messages
5SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES
This chapter describes how to send, receive, and
erase text messages from your phone. For
information on voicemail messages, see “Setting
up voicemail” on page10.
Important: The features and menus described in
this chapter may vary depending on services
available in your area. Check with y our service
provider for details and possible usage charges.

Sending text messages

You can only send text messages to phones
that are capable of receiving them or to
emailaddre sses.

Creating a text message

1. Select Menu Messages New Text Msg.
2. Enter a recipient’s phone number or
emailaddre ss:
–Select
Options to access your Recent List,
Contacts, or Group Lists and press .
Select a contact and press . Highlight
the number field and press . For more
about group lists, see“Creating a caller
group” on page20 .
- or -
Enter a New Address manually. (To learn
how to enter text, see “Understanding text
entry screens” on page14.)
3. Add another recipient if desired:
Press the right soft key to select
Options then select Recent List, Contacts,
or Group Lists.
- or -
Enter a space or comma after the first
number then enter another
recipientmanually.
Note: You can send a message to up to 10
contacts at once. The messages will be sent
one at a time, once to each addressee.
4. When you are done entering addresses,
press twice.
5. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,
see “Understanding text entry screens” on
page14.
- or -
Add QuickText, symbols, or emoticons in your
message. See “Including prewritten text and
symbols” for information.
6. Press the left soft key to select Send. See
“Setting sending options” for information
about how and when you want the message to
bereceived.

Including prewritten text and symbols

During text entry, you can add QuickText,
symbols, or emoticons in your message.
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