Acer S500 - Manual (Page 22)

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Messaging
This chapter shows you how to set up and use the Phone messages, Social
messages and Social events functions of your smartphone.
All SMS and MMS messages are accessed via Messaging. Messaging
automatically arranges received and sent messages into threads.
To access Messaging tap Messaging on the Home screen.
Creating a new message
You can use your phone to compose Phone (SMS and MMS)
messages.
Tap to compose a new message.
Tap , or enter the recipient’s phone number or name in the
To field. Suggested contacts will be displayed in a drop-
down list below the text field. To select a suggested contact,
tap the contact’s name.
Once you have entered the recipient, enter your message in
the text box labeled Type message.
Note: SMS messages may be up to 160 characters long. If your message is longer than
160 characters, it will be sent as multiple linked messages. Most phones will automatically
join the linked messages to present the recipient with a single long message, however,
some older phones do not have this ability.
Tap to see what options are available when creating a new message. The
options change depending on the status of the message.
Option Description
Add subject Add a subject to the message.
Send Send the message.
Insert smiley Insert a smiley/emoticon into your message text.
Delete thread Delete the message thread.
Discard Discard the message.