Create and send mms messages – TAO PDA User Manual
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Create and send MMS messages
After your device is properly configured, you can start to send MMS messages.
To compose and send an MMS message
You can compose MMS messages as a single slide or in a combination of various slides, where each slide can
consist of a photo, audio or video clip, and/or text.
1.
On the Pics/Video screen, tap New.
2.
Choose either New Video Message or New Picture Message.
3.
When you choose New Picture Message, you can tap a preset template, or tap Custom to open a
blank MMS message on the Choose a Media Message screen.
Note If you want to always use a blank MMS message, check the Always choose custom check box.
4.
In To, enter the recipient’s phone number or e-mail address directly, or tap To, Cc, or Bcc to choose a
phone number or an e-mail address from Contacts.
5.
Enter the subject of your message.
6.
Tap the
icon to select a photo or video clip. You can also:
•
Tap
to take a photo with the devices camera and insert it into the MMS message when you
choose New Picture Message.
•
Tap
to record an MMS video clip with the devices camera and insert it into the MMS message
when you choose NewVideo Message.
Tip
By default, it will open My Picture folder. Tap the Down arrow (
) to navigate to any other folder containing
pictures or videos.
7.
Select a photo or video clip, then you can:
•
Tap
to view it.
•
Tap
to insert it into the MMS message you are composing.
•
Tap
to discard it.
•
Tap and hold the thumbnail to display a shortcut menu containing the options: File Info and
Delete. Select File Info to display the file information of the photo or video clip; select Delete to
remove the selected photo or video clip.
8.
Enter text and insert audio clips by tapping the respective areas.
9.
While composing an MMS message, you can also do the following:
•
Tap Options > Background to choose a background color from the list.
•
Tap Options > Text on Top or Text Below to place the text above or below the photo/video.
•
Tap Options > Message Options to specify the sending time, validity, priority, class, and other
settings for a message.
•
Tap Edit > Attachments > Tools to include a VCard, VCalendar, or any file as an attachment.
10.
Tap Send to send the MMS message.
Notes
You can also send an MMS message directly from the Pictures & Videos or Camera program. Do one of the
following:
• In Pictures & Videos, select a picture from My Pictures, and tap Menu > Send. In Select an account, tap
New Picture Message (Pics/Video).
• Capture a photo or an MMS video clip using the camera, and tap the Send icon (
). This open the Pics/
Video program and inserts the photo or video clip into a new MMS message.