Nokia 9290 - Manual (Page 220)

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Messaging
Tip: You can zoom in the
SMS editor. Press the Menu
key and select View > Zoom >
Zoom in or Zoom out.
2 Press Recipient to select the recipient, or type the number directly into the
header of the message.
3 Press the Arrows key to move down to the message field and write the short
message.
To view the length of the current message, press the Menu key and select
View > Message length.
Tip: To define a specific
date and time when the short
message will be sent, select
Scheduled in the Send short
message option.
4 If you wish to adjust the sending options of the short message, press Sending
options. A dialog with two pages, Sending options and Advanced opens. For details,
see SMS settings on page 203.
5 Press Send.
Receive and read short messages
Tip: Your Inbox shows
the date of received short
messages and the time of
the short messages received
on the current day. To view
when it was sent, open the
message in the SMS viewer.
Short messages are received automatically, provided that this service is available
and that the phone is on and within system coverage.
When a new short message arrives, a tone will sound - unless the device is set to
a silent profile - and an information note is shown on the display.
The SMS viewer shows the message in a read-only state, which means that you
cannot edit it.
Tip: To create a contact
card of the sender of a short
message, press the Menu
key and select Tools > Add to
Contacts….
Received short messages can also contain some special text strings such as
URLs. If a URL is highlighted when you move the cursor over it, you can open
the corresponding link by pressing Use.