Motorola I290 User Manual

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essentials

Note: If your phone is powered off when you

receive a text message, your phone notifies

you the next time you power it on. If you are

out of your coverage area, your phone alerts

you when you return to your coverage area.
Tip: While reading a text and numeric

message that contains a phone number, you

can press

to call that number.

read from the message center

1 From the home screen press a under

Msgs

> Inbox > Text Inbox.

2 Select the message you want to read or

press the number of the message you

want to read. If the message fills more

than one screen, scroll to read it.
Tip: Scrolling through one message lets

you view the next message.

3 To reply to the message, press a under

or to see all other choices, including

forwarding and deleting the message,

calling the sender, or storing the sender’s

number in Contacts, press

create and send text messages

1 From the home screen press a under

Msgs

> [Create Message] > [Create Txt Msg].

or
Select Inbox > Text Inbox, or Outbox > Text Outbox,

or Drafts > Text Drafts.

2 To address the message use the keypad

to enter the phone number of the person

you want to send the message to and

press O.
or
Press a under Browse, and select Recent
Calls

, Contacts or Memo to find the number you

want.