Messages 72Creating and Sending New MessagesCreating and Sending New MessagesText MessagesThe Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and receive short textmessages to and from other mobile phones. To use this feature, you must subscribeto your service provider’s message service.The Message icon ( ) displays when you receive new text messages. When thememory is full, an error message displays and you cannot receive any newmessages. Use the Delete option in each message box to delete obsolete messages.1. When the Idle mode displays, press the Menu soft key.2. Select Messages and press the Select soft key or the key.3. Using the Up or Down Navigation key, highlight Create new and press theSelect soft key or the key.4. Select Message and press the Select soft key or the key.5. Enter a phone number in the contact field and press the Down navigationkey to access the text field and begin creating your text message.6. Press the Send soft key when you are finished.Save as TemplateThis options saves the current text message to the current list of preset messagetemplates, such as (Out of Office, I’m in a meeting...).1. When the Idle mode displays, press the Menu soft key.2. Select Messages and press the Select soft key or the key.3. Scroll to Templates and press the Select soft key or thekey.4. Highlight Text templates and press the Select soft key or thekey.5. Press the Options soft key, select Add new and press theSelect soft key or the key.6. Enter the text for the new template into the field and press the Optionssoft key.7. Select Save to templates and press the Select soft key or thekey.The new text displays in the Messages templates list.
