5 - messaging
text messages are easy, quick and convenient
When a phone call is inappropriate, or you only want to convey a short and simple message, you can write a text message:
1Press 
Menu. Messages will be highlighted. Press 
Select.
2Select New SMS. Your phone is preset to use T9 predictive text input. To change case and swap between predictive, standard and numerical text modes press # repeatedly while you are writing the message.
■Predictive text input T9 means that instead of pressing a key a number of times to arrive at a letter, you only press it once. Your phone then looks at the combination of letters entered, and predicts what your word is. For example, to write the word orange, you would press 6, 7, 2, 6, 4 and 3 once each.
Although while you are entering a word it may look strange, as you near
How do I know which symbols are available on which keys?
key | symbol |
1space, return,1
2a b c 2 ä à æ å ç
3d e f 3 é è
4g h i 4 ì
5j k l 5
6m n o 6 ö ø ò ñ
7p q r s 7 ‚
8t u v 8 ü ù
9w x y z 9
0. , ? ! ’ “ 0 - ( ) @ / : _
further symbols
#change text mode
the end of it your phone will predict it for you.
If several options are found in the dictionary, the most frequent one is displayed first. To see the other
suggestions press 
. Continue
to press 
until the correct word is displayed. Press 1 for a space.
Occasionally, your dictionary will not recognise a word, and you will need to spell it using standard text input.
■Standard text input allows you to enter a word by pressing a key a number of times to get the right letter. So, to write the letter O, press 6 three times, and to get a Q press 7 twice.
To spell a word using standard text input, press 
Spell. Press 
Save when the correct word is displayed.
3To send your text message when you have finished writing it, press 
Options. Send is highlighted. Press 
Select.
4Enter the number of the recipient, or
press 
to pick a contact from your phonebook. Alternatively, press 
Group to send it to a group of contacts.
5Press 
OK.
Note: The cost to send a text message depends on your Service Plan and you are charged for each person the message is sent to. If you are abroad, you will be charged an additional fee by the network you are using.
While writing a message, you can access a number of text message options by pressing 
Options.
■Send
■Save
■Picture&Sound
Allows you to add a picture or sound to the message. See the next page for more information.
■Text modules
Insert a
■Format
Format the text in your message.
■Clear Text
■Insert from
Allows you to copy a contact from your phonebook to the text message.
■T9 input
Activate or deactivate predictive text.
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