Samsung Focus i917R - Manual (Page 61)

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Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive different types of
messages. It also includes the features and functionality
associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
• Text Messages
• Multimedia (Picture) Messages
• Email Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text
messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. To
use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and
receive multimedia messages (picture messages) to and from
other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you
may need to subscribe to your service provider’s multimedia
message service.
Important!: When creating a message, adding an image to a text message
changes the message from a text message to a multimedia
message.
When messages are received, the number of messages is
displayed in the Messaging icon
on the Home screen.
Creating and Sending Text Messages
To create a new message and send it to another mobile phone or
an email address:
1. From the Home screen, touch Messaging .
– or –
Touch  Messaging .
2. Touch new .
3. Enter a recipient. Touch the 123 key on the on-screen
keypad to enter a phone number.
– or –
Tap on the button to the right of the To field to select a
recipient from your People list. Valid entries must have a
wireless phone number. Contacts with only an email
address are not listed.