Samsung GH68-22878A user manual Text Messages, Create message, Creating a Simple Text Message

Text Messages

Short Message Service (SMS) sends and receives short text messages to and from other mobile phones. In addition, the phone automatically switches to a picture message when you attach images, melodies, and animated images in messages.

Important!: To use this feature, you must subscribe to T-Mobile's message service.

The Message icon displays when there is a new text message. When the memory is full, you cannot receive any new messages. You must delete message(s) before you can receive additional messages.

Create message

Use this feature to write and send a text message.

Creating a Simple Text Message

1.Open the handset and perform this procedure using the QWERTY keypad.

2.In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Messaging ➔ Create message and press Select or .

3.Highlight the Recipients field and press .

4.Select one of the following options:

•Recent recipients: allows you to select a number or an address from the last 20 destinations you entered.

•Contacts: allows you to enter the phone number you want from your phonebook.

•Groups: allows you to select a group for a group e-mail.

– or –

Enter a phone number in the recipients field.

5.Press the Down navigation key and create your message.

Note: For further details, about entering characters, see “Changing the Text Input Mode” on page 37. You can enter up to 160 standard Alphabet characters per page in your text message, and the message can be up to 15 pages long.

6.Press the Options soft key when you finish entering your message. The following options are available:

• Add recipients: Choose recipients for this messages, from Recent recipients, Contacts or Groups.

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