Nokia 8290 manual Read text messages, Erase a message, Read new text messages now

Text messages++

• Read text messages

Read new text messages now

When you receive a text message, the phone displays Message received

and the indicator, and makes a sound (depending on the “Message alert tone”; see page 61).

1To read the message, press Read.

This takes you to the Inbox, with the new message selected.

2Press Read again to read the message.

Read new text messages later

1When you receive a text message, press Exit.

2Later when you want to read the message, press Menu 1 1 1.

A list of message headers is displayed. The icon in front of the header indicates that a message has been read. The icon indicates that a message has not yet been read.

3Scroll to the message you want, then press Read.

4If the message is long, use the scroll keys to scroll through the message.

The text of the message is followed by the sender’s name or phone number, reception date, and time

• Erase a message

1While reading the message, press Options.

2Scroll to Erase, then press OK.

Your phone asks you to confirm that you want to erase the message.

3Press OK.

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