M e n u f u n c t i o n s23On the top of the display, you can see the message length indicator countingbackwards from 160. For example, 10 (2) means that you can still add 10 charactersfor the text to be sent as two messages. Special (Unicode) characters such as ë, â, á, ìtake up more space.Before you can send a message, you must save some message settings. See "Textand SMS e-mail message settings," p. 28.Note: The picture message function can be used only if it is supported byyour network operator or service provider. Only compatible devices thatoffer picture message features can receive and display picture messages.The appearance of a message may vary depending on the receiving device.The text messages function uses shared memory. See "Shared memory," p. 7.Write and send messagesSelect Menu > Messaging > Create message > Text message. Enter a message.To send the message, press the call key or select Options > Send. Enter the recipient’sphone number, or select Options > Find to search for the phone number in Contacts.Select Options > Accept to send the message.Options for sending a messageAfter you have written a message, select Options > Sending options. With Sendto many you can send the message to several recipients. To send a message as anSMS e-mail (network service), select Send as e-mail. With Sending profile youcan use a predefined message profile to send the message. To define a messageprofile, see "Text and SMS e-mail message settings," p. 28.Read and reply to an SMS message or an SMS e-mailWhen you have received a message or an SMS e-mail, and the number ofnew messages followed by N messages received are shown. The blinkingindicates that the message memory is full. Before you can receive new messages,delete old messages.1. Select Show to view the new message, or press Exit to view it later. If morethan one message is received, select the one that you want to read. An unreadtext message or SMS e-mail is indicated by .2. While viewing the message, select Options, and view the available options.3. Select Reply and the message type to reply to a message. When replying to anSMS e-mail, confirm or edit the e-mail address and subject. Then write yourreply message.4. To send the message, press the call key, or select Options > Send. SelectOptions > Accept to send the message to the displayed number.