Communicating
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To reply to a text message
1 On the Start screen, tap Messaging , and
then tap the conversation that has the text
message you received.
2 Tap the message box, type your response,
and then tap Send .
To forward a text message
1 On the Start screen, tap Messaging ,
and then tap the conversation that has the
text message you want to forward.
2 Touch and hold a message, and then tap
Forward.
3 Type the person's name, mobile phone
number, or email address in the To: box.
4 Tap the message box, type a message if
you'd like, and then tap Send .
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NOTES
• Text messages are also called SMS (Short
Message Service) messages and can be up to 160
characters long.
• If your text message is longer than 160 characters,
it will be sent in one or more additional messages.
• Sometimes mobile operators will send a text
message that you can't reply to or forward, and
the message box says Read-only message.
Save a picture from a text message
1 On the Start screen, tap Messaging .
2 Tap a conversation that has a picture, and
then tap the picture.
3 Touch and hold the opened picture, and
then tap Save to phone.
The picture is saved in the Saved Pictures
album on your phone.
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NOTES
• Text messages that have a picture attached are
also called MMS (Multimedia Message Service)
messages.
• Some pictures you receive might be protected
using digital rights management and can't be
saved to your phone.