Text Messages64Write New (Menu 1.3)In this menu option, you can write and send a textmessage.Note: When you add media items to the message, thenumber of characters you can enter decreases.Creating a Simple Text Message1. Create your message.Note: For further details about enteringcharacters, see page 41.2. 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 into the specified memory andthen send the message. You can read themessage in your Outbox.• Save: allows you to save the message into thespecified memory so that it can be sent later.You can read the message in your Outbox.• For more information about the TextFormatting, Add Objects, Add Templates,Add Phonebook, Add Bookmark andLanguage options, see 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 Text 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.Note: If the phone fails to send the message, it willask you if you want to retry. Press the OK softkey to confirm. Otherwise, press the Exit softkey.Creating a Message Using the Options1. Create a message.2. Press the Options soft key.3. Select one of the following options as requiredby using the and keys and pressing theSelect soft key.• Text Formatting: allows you to format thestyle of the text. For the Size attribute,Normal, Large and Small sizes are available.For the Underline and Strikethroughattributes, select On or Off. The attributes canbe 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;Sound, Melody, Picture and Animation areavailable. In each category, you can selectvarious factory-set items or choose an itemreceived from other sources, such as theInternet or other 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.