Writing and sending a message
1. Press
Menu
in standby mode and select
Messages
,
Text messages
and
Create
message
. OR: Press in standby mode.
2. Key in a message. See
Writing text
on page
30
.
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©
2004 Nokia. All rights reserved.
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The number of available characters and the current part number of a multi-
part message are shown on the top right of the display, for example 120/2.
Special (Unicode) characters, such as á, may take up more space in the
message than other characters.
• To insert a picture into the message, press
Options
and select
Insert picture
.
Scroll to the desired picture, and press
View
and
Insert
.
• To view the text and picture together, press
Options
and select
Preview
. To
change the picture or to delete it from the message, press
Options
and
select the desired function.
• To use a predefined text as a base for the message, press
Options
and select
Use template
and the desired template.
• To insert a phone number from the contacts list, press
Options
and select
Insert number
. Press
Search
or
and select the number from the contacts
list.
• To insert a name from the contacts list, press
Options
, select
Insert contact
,
scroll to the desired name and press
Options
. Select
Insert contact
, or select
View details
if you want to insert a number or text item saved with the
name.
• To save the message in the
Archive
or
Templates
folder or in a folder that
you have created inside the
My folders
folder, press
Options
and select
Save
message
.
3. To send the message, press
, or press
Options
and select
Send
, key in the
recipient’s phone number or search for it in the contacts list, and press
OK
.
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©
2004 Nokia. All rights reserved.
Alternatively: Press
Options
and select
Sending options
. Select
•
Send to many
to send the message to several recipients. Scroll to the
desired recipient and press
Send
. When you have sent the message to
everyone you want, press
Done
.
•
Sending profile
to send the message using the settings that you have
defined earlier. See
Message settings
on page
54
.
The sent message is saved in the
Sent items
folder.
Note: When sending messages via the SMS network service, your phone may
display the words
Message sent
. This is an indication that the message has been
sent by your phone to the message centre number programmed into your phone.
This is not an indication that the message has been received at the intended
destination. For more details about SMS services, check with your service provider.