24■ Text and multimedia messagesYou can create a message and optionally attach, for example, a picture. Yourphone automatically changes a text message to a multimedia message when a fileis attached.■ Text messagesYour device supports the sending of text messages beyond the character limit fora single message. Longer messages are sent as a series of two or more messages.Your service provider may charge accordingly. Characters that use accents orother marks and characters from some language options, such as Spanish, take upmore space, which limits the number of characters that can be sent in a singlemessage.An indicator at the top of the display shows the total number of characters leftand the number of messages needed for sending.Before you can send any text messages, you need to save your message centernumber. Select Menu > Messaging > Message settings > Text > Message center >Add center, enter a name, and the number from the service provider.■ Multimedia messagesA multimedia message can contain different types of media, such as text, pictures,sound clips, calendar notes, business cards, streaming links, and video clips.Only devices that have compatible features can receive and display multimedia messages.The appearance of a message may vary depending on the receiving device.The wireless network may limit the size of MMS messages. If the inserted picture exceedsthis limit the device may make it smaller so that it can be sent by MMS.Important: Exercise caution when opening messages. Messages maycontain malicious software or otherwise be harmful to your device or PC.For availability and subscription to the multimedia service (MMS), contact yourservice provider.Create a text or multimedia message1. Select Menu > Messaging > Create message > Message.2. To add recipients, scroll to the To: field, select Add to access your contacts.If you are entering a new number, or address, press the number key until thedesired character appears. Select Save. To add recipients and subjects and toset sending options, select Options.3. Scroll to the Text: field, and enter the message text.