Text Messages64Write New (Menu 1.3)In this menu option, you can write and send a textmessage.Note: You can enter up to 918 alphanumericcharacters for your message. When you addobjects to the message, the number ofcharacters you can enter decreases.Creating a Simple Text Message1. Create your message.Note: For further details about enteringcharacters, see page 42.2. When you finish entering the message, pressthe Options soft key. The following options areavailable:• Send: allows you to send the message. Themessage is deleted after sending.• Save and Send: allows you to save a copy ofthe message and then send the message. Youcan read the message in your Outbox• Save: allows you to save the message so thatit can be sent later. You can read the messagein your Outbox.For further details about the Text Formatting,Add Objects, Add Templates, AddPhonebook, Add Bookmark and Languageoptions, see “Creating a Message Using theOptions” on page 65.3. Select Send or Save and Send, and press theSelect soft key.If you want to just save the message, selectSave. After saving the message, the phonereturns to the Messages menu.Text Messages654. If you select a save option, choose the memorywhere the message is saved and press the OKsoft key.5. Enter a destination number and press the OKsoft key. The message is sent.Creating a Message Using the Options1. Create your message.2. Press the Options soft key.3. Select one of the following options by using theand keys and pressing the Select softkey:• Text Formatting: allows you to format thestyle of the text. For the Size attribute,Normal, Large and Small sizes areavailable. For the Underline andStrikethrough attributes, select On or Off.The attributes can be combined.• Add Objects: allows you to add a sound,melody, picture or animation to your message.Select the category of the object to be added.In each category, you can select the variousfactory-set items or choose an item receivedfrom other sources, such as the Internet orother phones.• Add Templates: allows you to apply one ofthe preset message templates to the text.Select one of five messages stored in theTemplates menu option (Menu 1.4). Forfurther details, see page 66.• Add Phonebook: allows you to add aPhonebook entry in your message. Select onefrom the list.