26MessagingThis chapter shows you how to set up and use the Phone messages, Socialmessages and Social events functions of your smartphone.All SMS and MMS messages are accessed via Messaging. Messagingautomatically arranges received and sent messages into threads.To access Messaging tap on the Home screen.Creating a new messageYou can use your phone to compose Phone (SMS andMMS) messages.Tap to compose a new message.Tap the Type name or number field and enter therecipient’s phone number or name. Suggested contactswill be displayed in a drop-down list below the text field. Toselect a suggested contact, tap the contact’s name. To addseveral contacts, tap to display your People list. Onceyou’ve selected the desired contacts, tap OK.Enter your message in Type text message field. Whenfinished, tap to send.Note: SMS messages may be up to 160 characters long. If your message islonger than 160 characters, it will be sent as multiple linked messages. Mostphones will automatically join the linked messages to present the recipient with asingle long message, however, some older phones do not have this ability.Tap the Menu icon to see what options are available when creating a new message.The options change depending on the status of the message.Replying to a messageWhen a new text message arrives, a message screen displays showing you themessage and enabling you to quickly reply. To reply later, tap Close. To view themessage and all previous messages from the sender, tap View.Option DescriptionInsert quick text Insert pre-defined text content.Insert contact Add a contact to the recipients list.Add subject Add a subject to the message.Discard Discard the message.