Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved. 30Writing and sending text messagesTo send a message, the phone number of your message centre has to be saved inthe phone. See Message settings on page 35.1. Key in the message. The number of available characters and the current partnumber are shown on the top right of the display.2. When the message is complete, press Options, select Send, key in therecipient’s phone number, and press OK.If you want to send the message to several people, select Sending opts andSend to many, scroll to the first recipient, and press Send. Repeat this for eachrecipient and press to return to the message editor.To send a message to a predefined distribution list, select Sending opts andSend to list. To define and edit distribution lists, see Distribution lists on page33.Other options are, for example, Insert options, Use template, Save message andDelete. If Save message is selected, this message will be stored in the Draftsfolder.3. When a message is sent successfully, a copy of the message is stored in theSent items folder.Reading a text messageWhen you have received text messages in standby mode, the number of newmessages as well as the indicator are shown on the display.1. Press Show to view the messages right away.