Send & Receive Messages
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Send & Receive Messages

Create and respond to text (SMS) or picture (MMS) messages, add, save, and view received attachments and more.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

Prenote info Access the Messaging Settings tutorial to manage settings.

In this tutorial you will learn how to:
 

• Access messages
• Compose & send a message
• View a message or attachment
• Respond to a message
• Delete a message

 

When a new message is received, a Messages Notice will display under Notices.
 

 

Access messages

1. From the home screen, press the Messages key to access the Messaging app.

Note: Alternatively, from the home screen, press the OK key to open the App Menu. Press the navigational keys to highlight the Messages app, then press the OK key.

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2. Press the left select key to select New.

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Compose & send a message

Compose and send a message using the following options as desired:

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• ENTER RECIPIENT: Press the up or down navigational key to highlight the 'To' field, then use the keypad to enter the desired contact. With the 'To' field highlighted, press the left select key to select Contacts to add a contact from the contacts list. 
• ENTER MESSAGE: Press the up or down navigational key to highlight the 'Message' field, then use the keypad to enter the desired message.
• ADD ATTACHMENT: With the 'Message' field highlighted, press the right select key to select Options, then press the navigational keys and OK key to highlight and select Add attachment.
• SEND A MESSAGE: When finished composing a message, press the OK key to select SEND to send the message.

Note: To add additional recipient(s) and create a Group Message, enter the additional contact(s) then press the down navigational key to highlight the 'Message' field. To remove recipient(s), press the Back key to delete the desired contact(s). 
 
 

View a message or attachment

From the Messages inbox, press the up or down navigational keys to highlight the desired message thread, then press the OK key to select.

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VIEW AN ATTACHMENT: To view an attachment, press the up or down navigational keys to highlight the desired attachment then press the OK key to select. Press the OK key again to select OPEN.

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SAVE AN ATTACHMENT: While viewing the attachment, press the right select key to select Options, then press the OK key to select Save.

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Respond to a message


From the desired message, select the desired option.

REPLY: Press the up or down navigational key to highlight the 'Message' field, then use the keypad to enter the desired message. When finished, press the OK key to select SEND.

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FORWARD: Press the up or down navigational key to highlight the desired message, then press the right select key to select Options. Ensure that Forward is highlighted, then press the OK key to select Forward. Follow the prompts to forward the message.

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Delete a message

From the desired message thread, press the up or down navigational key to highlight the desired message, then press the right select key to select Options. Press the down navigational key to highlight Delete, then press the OK key to select.

Note: You will be prompted to press the right select key to select Delete again to confirm.
 

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DELETE MESSAGE THREAD: From the Messages screen, press the up or down navigational key to highlight the desired message thread, then press the right select key to select Options. Ensure that Delete thread is highlighted, then press the OK key to select.

Note: You will be prompted to press the right select key to select Delete again to confirm.

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Tips

By default, attachments will be saved to the Gallery app. To view saved attachments, from the home screen, press the OK key to open the App Menu > press the navigational keys to scroll to and highlight the Gallery app. Press the OK key to select.

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