Send & Receive Messages
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Send & Receive Messages

Create and respond to text (SMS) or picture (MMS) messages, add, save, and view received attachments and more.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

Prenote info

Access the Messaging Settings tutorial to manage settings.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Access messages
• Compose & send a message
• View a message or attachment
• Respond to a message
• Delete a message


When a new message is received, the Message icon Message icon will display in the Notification bar.


Access messages

1. From the home screen, press the right option button to access the Messaging app. 

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2. Press the left option button to select New msg. 

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Compose & send a message

Compose and send a message using the following options as desired:

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• ENTER RECIPIENT: Press the up or down button to highlight the 'To' field, then use the keypad to enter the desired contact. 
• ENTER MESSAGE: Press the up or down button to highlight the 'Message' field, then use the keypad to enter the desired message.
• ADD ATTACHMENT: With the 'Message' field highlighted, press the right option button to select Options, then press the Select button to select Attach.
• SEND A MESSAGE: When finished composing a message, press the Select button to select Send to send the message.

Note: To add additional recipient(s) and create a Group Message, enter the additional contact(s) then press the down button to highlight the 'Message' field.


View a message or attachment

From the Messaging inbox, press the up or down button to highlight the desired message thread then press the Select button to select. 

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VIEW AN ATTACHMENT: To view an attachment, press the up or down button to highlight the desired attachment > Select button > right option button > Select button to select Open.

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SAVE AN ATTACHMENT: While viewing the attachment, press the right option button to select Options. Press the down button to highlight Save, then press the Select button.

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Respond to a message


From the desired message, select the desired option.


REPLY: Press the up or down button to highlight the 'Message' field, then use the keypad to enter the desired message. When finished, press the Select button to select Send.

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FORWARD: Press the up or down button to highlight the desired message, then press the right option button to select Options. Press the Select button to select Forward, then follow the prompts to forward the message.

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Delete a message

From the desired message thread, press the up or down button to highlight the desired message then press the right option button to select Options. Press the down button to highlight Delete, then press the Select button to select.

Note: You will be prompted to press the right option button to select Delete again to confirm.

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DELETE MESSAGE THREAD: From the Messages screen, press the up or down button to highlight the desired message thread then press the right option button to select Options. Press the down button to highlight Delete, then press the Select button to select.

Note: You will be prompted to press the right option button to select Delete again to confirm.

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Tips

By default, attachments will be saved to the Gallery app. To view saved attachments, from the home screen press the right navigational button to access the Gallery app. 

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