Acer Z150 - Manual (Page 26)

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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 on the Home screen.
Note: When two SIMs are inserted and their Messaging settings are set to
Always ask (see "Managing your SIM cards" on page 48), you must choose
which SIM to use each time before sending the message by tapping on the
carrier name.
Creating a new message
You can use your phone to compose Phone (SMS and
MMS) messages.
Tap to compose a new message.
Tap the Type name or number field and enter the
recipient’s phone number or name. Suggested contacts
will be displayed in a drop-down list below the text field. To
select a suggested contact, tap the contact’s name. To add
several contacts, tap to display your People list. Once
you’ve selected the desired contacts, tap OK.
Enter your message in Type text message field. When
finished, tap
to send.
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 the Menu icon to see what options are available when creating a new message.
The options change depending on the status of the message.
Option Description
Insert quick text Insert pre-defined text content.
Insert contact
Add a contact to the recipients list.
Add subject Add a subject to the message.
Discard Discard the message.