Messages 77Section 7: MessagesThis section describes how to send or receivedifferent types of messages. It also explains thefeatures and functionality associated withmessaging.Types of MessagesYour phone provides the following message types:• Text Messages• Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages• Audio Postcards• IM Messages• Email and Gmail Messages• Google TalkMessage Icons on the Status BarIcons are displayed on the Status Bar at the top of thedisplay when new messages are received. For moreinformation, refer to “Status Bar” on page 17.Creating and Sending MessagesThe Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send andreceive text messages to and from other mobilephones or email addresses. To use this feature, youmay need to subscribe to your service provider’smessage service.The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets yousend and receive multimedia messages (such aspicture, video, and audio messages) to and fromother mobile phones or email addresses. To use thisfeature, you may need to subscribe to your serviceprovider’s multimedia message service.Important!: When creating a message, adding an image, asound file, or a video clip to a text messagechanges the message from a text message to amultimedia message.Messaging icons are displayed at the top of thescreen and indicate when messages are receivedand their type. For more information, refer to“Indicator Icons” on page 18.1. From the Home screen, tap (Messaging)➔ New message.2. Tap on the To field to manually enter a recipientor select one of the following:• Recent: to select a recipient from a list of recentlysent messages.• Contacts: to select a recipient from your Contacts list(valid entries must have a wireless phone number oremail address).• Group: to select a recipient from the Group list.3. If adding a recipient from either Recent,Contacts, or Group, tap the contact to place acheckmark then tap Add. The contact displaysin the recipient field.Note: For the Group option, if the number of recipients is lessthan 10, all members in the group are added. Delete anyunnecessary members in the list by selecting the trashcan icon and deleting unwanted entries.
