Accessing SMSTextMessages | Sprint Nextel Cell Phone guide

Accessing SMSTextMessages

ToreadanSMSTextmessage:

▶When you receive a text message, it will automatically appear on your phone’s main display screen. Use your navigation key to scroll down and view the entire message.

– or –

1.From standby mode, select > Messaging>Text.

2.Select Inbox, SentMail, Pending, Drafts, or your defined folder.

3.Select the message you want to see and press .

ToreplytoanSMSTextmessage:

1.While the message is open, select Reply (left softkey).

2.Compose your reply or use the preset messages or icons.

■To type a message, use your keypad to enter your message. Press Mode (right softkey) to select a character input mode. (See “Entering Text”on page 45.)

3.Review your reply and press Send (left softkey).

(You may also select additional messaging options by pressing Options [right softkey] to change the recipients or save to draft.)

Editing PresetMessages

Preset messages make sending text messages to your friends, family, and coworkers easier than ever.

Toeditpresetmessages:

1.Select >Settings>Messaging>PresetMsgs.

Sprint PCSService

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features – The Basics

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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual Accessing SMSTextMessages, Editing PresetMessages

Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents 105 Setting Your Phone’s Security 171 3B. Sprint PCS Vision 3C. Sprint PCS Voice Command4A. Important Safety Information 4B. Manufacturer’s WarrantyPage Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Welcome to Sprint Your Phone Introduction Iii ServicesOutgoing Incoming Missed Recent Calls Erase History Send Message Text Picture Mail IM & Email Chat & Dating Voicemail Online Albums Prints by Mail Settings & InfoVoice Services Bluetooth Calendar Alarm Clock Sounds Countdown Stop Watch World Clock Calculator Update PhoneDisplay PCS Vision Location BluetoothMessaging Others SecurityVii Viii Phone InfoPage Page Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section UnlockingYourPhone DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedTounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Tosetupyourvoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemailVoicemail Passcode Account Password VoicemailPassword SprintPCS AccountPasswordsSprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword Getting Help ReachingSprintCustomerService TocallSprint411 ToaccessautomatedinvoicinginformationReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformation Sprint411 ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServices SprintPCSOperatorServices Your Phone Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics PhoneBasics FrontView ofYour Phone Key Functions PhoneBasics Your Phone The Basics Viewing the Display Screen Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics Features ofYour Phone PhoneBasics Toturnyourphoneon TurningYour Phone On and OffTurningYourPhoneOn TurningYourPhoneOff InstallingtheBattery BatteryCapacityToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery RemovingtheBattery UsingtheCharger ChargingtheBatteryTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone Menus Toreturntostandbymode DisplayingYour Phone NumberBackingUpWithinaMenu Togotothepreviousmenu Making Calls TomakeacallusingyourkeypadMaking and Answering Calls HoldingYour Phone Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed Press or close the phone when you are finished Dialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call Toresumethecall AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledSettingAnsweronHold TosetAnsweronHold Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall UsingtheSpeakerphoneEndingaCall Todisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Tomuteacall ChangingtheRingerVolumeAdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation MutingaCall TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode Missed Call NotificationCalling Emergency Numbers TocalltheMissedCallentry Select ExitEmergency ToexitEmergencymodeToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options End-of-Call Options Transfer AudioTotransferaudioduringacall Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Saving a Phone Number Tofindaphonenumber Finding a Phone Number Todialorsavephonenumberswithpauses Dialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith Pauses Plus + Code Dialing TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialing Select ContactsFind/AddEntry Using Speed DialingDialing From the Contacts List TodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry ToplaceacallusingPh.BookMatchAbbreviatedDialing Using Abbreviated Dialing Prepend is setto Enable Aprepend number has been predefined ToplaceacallusingPrependAbbreviatedDialing Selecting a Character InputMode EnteringTextTochangethecharacterinputmode ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWordsAddingaWordtotheT9Database ToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase Tosetthedefaultinputmode CustomizingtheT9SettingsSettingtheDefaultInputMode TocustomizetheT9Settings Press and hold To delete an entire entry Entering Characters by Using AlphabetMode Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Toselectaringertypeforvoicecalls Sound SettingsRingerTypes SelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls Toselectavibrate pattern Selecting aVibrate Pattern Selecting aTone Length Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneSelect SettingsSoundsOthersToneLength Tosetastart-up/power-offtone ToturnKeyPressEchoonoroff UsingVoice PromptSetting Up Key Press Echo Toenableordisablevoiceprompt Toadjusttheapplicationvolume Adjusting the Phone’sVolume SettingsToadjustyourphone’svolumesettings Toadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume Alert Notification Select SettingsSoundsAlertsTosetalerts ToactivateSilenceAll Silence AllTodeactivateSilenceAll Changing theTextGreeting Display SettingsChanging the BacklightTime Length Tochangetheanimationdisplay Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCallsChanging the Display Screen Animation Changing the Display for Incoming Calls Tosetyourareanamedisplay Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby ModeSelect SettingsDisplayOthersMatchAreaCode Changing the Display for Area Name Tochangethescreensaver Setting Return to Standby ModeChanging the Screen Saver Changing theTextFontSize Tosetsleepmode Sleep ModePower Save Mode Tosetthisfeature Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Location Settings SettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay Messaging SettingsTosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs ManagingPresetMessagesToeditapresetmessage Tochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage SettingaCallbackNumberAddingaCustomizedSignature Tosetthecallbacknumber Select SettingsMessagingDraftsAlert SettingDraftsAlertTosetDraftsAlert TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode Airplane Mode TTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Select ContactsWirelessBackup Wireless BackupActivating and DeactivatingWireless Backup Service ToactivateWirelessBackupservice Select ContactsWirelessBackupAlert SettingWireless Backup AlertTodeactivateWirelessBackupservice TosetWirelessBackupalert Toedittheshortcut Phone Setup OptionsShortcutMy Favorites Toassignyourshortcutkey TosetAuto-Answermode Auto-Answer ModeToassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Display Language ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature Setting the CurrentTimeSetting Any Key Answer Setting the Open/Close Flip Option Changing the Phone’sMenu Style ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeatureTochangethemainmenustyle Select SettingsOthersSideKeyGuard Setting the Side Key GuardToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff Select SettingsOthersTextEntry SettingTextEntry OptionsTosetyourtextentryoptions ToactivatethePrependfeature Setting Abbreviated DialingToactivatethePh.BookMatchfeature Select SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Select Ph.BookMatch Tosetheadsetmode Setting HeadsetModeSelect SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButton Toconnecttheheadset YourPhone’sSecurity Setting Your Phone’s Security UsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Accessing the Security MenuLockingYour Phone Changing the Lock Code UnlockingYour PhoneLocking the Pictures Menu Select VoiceCalls or PCSVision Lock ServicesCalling in Lock Mode Toactivatelockservices Torestrictcalls Restricting Calls Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special Numbers Toerasephonecontent Erasing Phone Content ToresetFavorites Resetting the BrowserResetting Favorites Toresetthebrowser ToresetyourPictureMailaccount ResettingYour PhoneResettingYour Picture Mail Account Toresetyourphone Toresetdefaultsettings Resetting DefaultSettingsSelect Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears ToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMS Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMSSelect OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable ToenableSprintPCSVisionservices Security Features for SprintPCSVisionEnabling and Disabling SprintPCSVision Services TodisableSprintPCSVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding RoamingRecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen RoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Select SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode SettingYour Phone’s Roam ModeUsing Call Guard Set Mode ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuardToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon Select SettingsOthersRoamingDataRoam Guard Using Data Roam GuardTosettheconditionsforDataRoamGuardpop-upnotification Managing Call History ToviewaCallHistoryentry Viewing HistoryManaging Call History 101 Call History Options ToplaceacallfromCallHistory Making a Call From Call HistoryPress Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn 103 TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryErasing Call History ToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory 105 Using Contacts Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContact Using ContactsAdding a New Contacts Entry Toaddanewentry Toassignacontacttoagroup Assigning a Group EntryToaddagroupname Select ContactsGroup TofindContactsentriesbyname Finding Contacts EntriesFindingNames FindingSpeedDialNumbers 109 Contacts ListOptionsFindingGroupEntries Tofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup Contacts Entry Options 111 Editing a Contacts EntryToaddaphonenumbertoanentry Tomakechangestoanentry Toassignaspeeddialnumber Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Toassignanimageforanentry Erasing a Contacts Entry From the ListAssigning an Image to a Contacts Entry Toeraseaselectedentry Toselectaringertypeforanentry Selecting a RingerType for an Entry 115 SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrysecret Tomakeanentrypublic Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad Dialing SprintPCS ServicesTodialaservicefromyourContacts Select ContactsServices 117 Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Toaddanevent UsingYour Phone’s CalendarUsing the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Adding an Eventto the Calendar Event Alert Menu Event AlertsViewing Events Erasing a Day’s Events Going to a Specified DateDeleting Scheduled Events Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarm Using the Call Alarm FeatureAdding a Call Alarm to the Calendar Toaddacallalarmtothecalendar Torespondtoacallalarm Call Alarm MenuOtheroptionsavailableinclude AddingTo Do ListItems Using theTo Do ListItemsAdding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler Select ToolsAlarmClock UsingYour Phone’sToolsUsing the Alarm Clock Tousethealarmclock Using the Stopwatch SnoozeInterval, or SnoozeTimes Using the CountdownTimerTousethecountdowntimer Select ToolsCountdown Toviewthetimeindifferentlocations Using the CalculatorWorld Clock Tousethecalculator Select ToolsUpdatePhone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuUpdatingYour Phone DisplayingVersion Information Personal Information ManagementDisplayingYour User Address Finding Icon Definitions Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Toprogramavoicetag UsingVoice-Activated DialingMaking a Call UsingVoice-Activated Dialing ProgrammingVoiceTags To display voice tag options VoiceTag Options RecordingVoice Memos ManagingVoice Memos Toeraseanindividualvoicememo ReviewingVoice MemosErasingVoice Memos Toplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded Activating Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallSelecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Torecordanannouncement RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded AnnouncementRecording a Customized Announcement Torecordyourname Toeraseanannouncement Reviewing an AnnouncementErasing an Announcement Toreviewanannouncement Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Totakeapicturewiththephoneopen Taking Pictures139 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed TocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail Password141 ImageControls to set the Brightness or WhiteBalance Camera Mode Options 143 SettingtheSelf-TimerToactivatetheself-timer Tocanceltheself-timerafterithasstarted Select Vertical or Horizontal UsingtheZoomTakingStitchShots Totakeastitchshot To viewyour pictures using slideshow SettingYour Favorite ModeViewing Pictures Using Slideshow To setyour favorite mode To selectyour camera settings Selecting Camera SettingsHigh-640x480,Medium-320x240,orLow-160x120 Setting Auto Delete Using the Settings & Info MenuViewingYour AccountInformation Function Camera Icon IndicationDetails 149 Storing PicturesCamera Folder ToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolder Camera Folder Options 151 ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolder Saved to Phone FolderToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolder TosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder 153 Sending SprintPCS Picture MailSending Pictures From the In Camera Folder TosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Sending Pictures From Messaging155 ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb SiteManaging SprintPCS Picture Mail Touploadpictures Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneUploading Pictures Toviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite DownloadingYour Online Pictures ToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone159 ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone 161 Using Bluetooth ToturnBluetoothoff Turning Bluetooth On and OffBluetoothStatusIndicators ToturnBluetoothon Toset aBluetoothnameforyourphone Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuBluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Name ToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu Press SettingsBluetoothMyDeviceInfo Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth InformationBluetooth SettingsVisibility Todisplayyourphone’sBluetoothInformation 165 Bluetooth SettingsVoice PriorityBluetooth Settings Permissions Tosetthevoicepriority Bluetooth Profiles WaitingforRequest Pairing Bluetooth DevicesTopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevice PairedDevices Tousethetrusteddevicesoptions Using theTrusted Devices Options Sending an Item Sending Data via BluetoothSending a Contact Using Bluetooth Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Sprint PCS Service Features Basics 173 UsingVoicemailSetting UpYourVoicemail Voicemail Notification TodisplayyourMissedLog Voicemail NotificationNewVoicemail Message Alerts Tocallyourvoicemail RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess175 ToturnExpertModeonoroff UsingExpertModeVoicemail Options VoicemailButtonGuide 177 SettingUpGroupDistributionListsSprintPCSCallback Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessage Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Select MessagingVoicemailClearCount Clearing the Message IconExtendedAbsenceGreeting Tocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Voicemail Menu Key 181 Using SMSTextMessagingComposing SMSTextMessages TocomposeanSMSTextmessage Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Editing PresetMessages Accessing SMSTextMessages Toresetpresetmessages Using Caller ID 185 ToswitchbacktothefirstcallerResponding to CallWaiting Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall TomakeaThree-WayCall Making aThree-Way Call 187 Using Call ForwardingToactivateCallForwarding TodeactivateCallForwarding Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision 189 SprintPCSVision Applications Your User Name Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVision Tofindyourusername ToupdateyourusernameUpdatingYourUserName FindingYourUserName TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnection Connecting...PleasewaitLaunching a SprintPCSVision Connection Sprint PCS Vision Home 193 TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsSelect SettingsPCSVisionNetGuard and choose an option Net Guard SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators Softkeys Navigating theWebScrolling GoingBack SelectingGoingHome MessageTypes Accessing MessagingAccessing SprintPCS Mail SprintPCS Messaging Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Accessing Additional Email Providers Toaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone Accessing SprintInstantMessaging199 Topostamessage AccessingWireless ChatroomsToaccessachatroomfromthebrowser Select Chat&Dating 201 AccessingtheMyContentMenusToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus Select MyContent DownloadinganItem SelectinganItemtoDownloadTodownloadaselecteditem 203 UsingMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager ToaccessMyContentManager Toselectcalltones SelectingCallTones205 Web Using the Browser MenuExploring theWeb Toopenthebrowsermenu OpeningtheBrowserMenu207 Tocreateabookmark AccessingaBookmarkToaccessabookmark CreatingaBookmark GoingtoaSpecificWebsite DeletingaBookmarkReloadingaWebPage TorestarttheWebbrowser AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolumeToadjustthebrowsersoundvolume RestartingtheWebBrowser 211 UsingYour Phone as a ModemSettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC Tosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection Sprint PCS Vision HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? SprintPCSVision FAQs213 Whenismydataconnectionactive? CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectiondormant? 215 Sprint PCS Voice Command Sprint PCS Voice Command Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice CommandIt’sEasytoGetStarted 217 CreatingYour Own Address Book TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice Command ToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice Command219 220 Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information DoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCalls General PrecautionsMaintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Important SafetyInformation TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying UsingYourPhoneWhileDrivingFollowingSafetyGuidelines UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone225 ProtectingYourBattery Caring for the Battery 227 DisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhonesKnowingRadiofrequencySafety Radiofrequency RF Energy 229 AMPSmodePart22CellularCDMAmodePart22 PCSCDMAmodePart24 FCCNotice FCCRadiofrequencyEmission Phone Guide Proprietary Notice Owner’s Record231 Manufacturer’sWarranty Manufacturer’s WarrantyWarranty Manufacturer’sLimitedWarranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty 233 This warranty is valid only in the United States Warranty 235 Index Index Index Index Index