Messaging 58Creating and Sending Text MessagesCreating a New Text Message1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key.2. Select Messaging and press the Select soft key or the key.3. Using the Up or Down Navigation key, highlight Create New Message andpress the Select soft key or the key.4. Enter either a phone number or contact name (from your Address Book) bypressing the key to access both a list of recent calls and your AddressBook Contacts and Groups.• Recent Log: allows you to choose from a brief list of recently dialed phonenumbers. Press the key to add a selected number to your message’srecipients list field. This entry can later be appended prior to sending themessage.• Contacts: allows you to insert additional recipients from your Address Book byusing your Up and Down Navigation keys to select those entries you wish to add.- Press the key to place a checkmark next to those entries.- Once you have selected the desired entries, press the Done soft key to return tothe message.• Groups: allows you to insert additional Group members from your Address Bookby using your Up and Down Navigation keys to select those entries you wish toadd.5. Use the Down Navigation key to access the text field and begin creatingyour text message.6. When you have finished writing your message, press the Options soft key.Choose from the following options:• Send: allows you to send the message.• Text: allows you to highlight the text inserted, then set the Text Selection onor off, Cut previously entered text, Copy text, or Remove text beforesending.• Add Item: allows you to add an image, sound or video clip to your message.Note: If you add an image, sound clip, or video clip to your message, it will be sent as a MultimediaMessage.• Create Item: allows you to temporarily exit from the current text message andcreate either a new photo, video clip, or audio clip for your current text message.- Take Photo: allows you to temporarily exit the message, take a photo withphone’s camera, and then add it to your message.- Record Audio: allows you to temporarily exit the message, record an audio clipusing the phone’s microphone, and then add it to your message.
