Nokia 8290 - Manual (Page 90)

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Text messages++
• Read text messages
Read new text messages now
When you receive a text message, the phone displays Message received
and the
indicator, and makes a sound (depending on the “Message
alert tone”; see page 61).
1 To read the message, press Read.
This takes you to the Inbox, with the new message selected.
2 Press Read again to read the message.
Read new text messages later
1 When you receive a text message, press Exit.
2 Later when you want to read the message, press Menu 1 1 1.
A list of message headers is displayed. The icon in front of the
header indicates that a message has been read. The icon indicates
that a message has not yet been read.
3 Scroll to the message you want, then press Read.
4 If the message is long, use the scroll keys to scroll through the
message.
The text of the message is followed by the sender’s name or phone
number, reception date, and time
• Erase a message
1 While reading the message, press Options.
2 Scroll to Erase, then press OK.
Your phone asks you to confirm that you want to erase the message.
3 Press OK.