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CHAPTER 19

[ ! ] Before You Begin

You must set up a phone connection on your

handheld to send and receive information wirelessly.

» Key Term

SMS Acronym for Short Message Service. More commonly known as text messages, SMS messages can be received by most mobile phones.

» Key Term

emoticon A

representation of a facial expression, such as a smile :-) or frown :-(, created by a sequence of characters.

Sending and Receiving Text and Multimedia Messages

Creating and sending messages

Messages has many of the features that a full e-mail application has, such as text message and multimedia message creation. You can quickly create a message by entering text, common phrases, emoticons, and images. Creating messages on your handheld is much easier and more creative than using your mobile phone.

Creating and sending a text message

[ ! ] IMPORTANT Many SMS service providers charge per text message or part of a text message.

Each message or part is 160 characters. If you create a text message under 161 characters, you are charged for one message. If you create a message that is 161 to 320 characters, you may be charged for two messages, and so forth. A counter appears at the top of the page to indicate the number of characters and messages. Even though a message has more than 160 characters, the message appears as one message to the person receiving the message.

1	Go to the Home	screen and select Messages	.
2	Open a blank text message:

a.Select New

b.Select Text Message.

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