Create and send a multimedia message, Respond to messages you receive

Create and send a multimedia message

1On the Messaging screen, touch New message.

2Enter a mobile phone number or email address in the To field.

As you type, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested contact or continue typing.

You can also enter the name of a contact with a mobile number.

3Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.

4Press Menu and touch Add subject to add a message subject.

5Press Menu and touch Attach to open a menu where you can touch the kind of media file to attach to the message.

If you touch Pictures, you’re prompted to touch a picture to attach it.

If you touch Capture picture, Camera opens so you can take a picture and attach it.

If you touch Videos, you’re prompted to touch a video to attach it.

If you touch Capture video, Camcorder opens so you can shoot a video and attach it.

If you touch Audio, you’re prompted to touch a ringtone to attach it.

If you touch Record audio, a screen opens where you can record a spoken message and attach it.

If you touch Slideshow, a screen opens where you can assemble photos into a slideshow of up to 10 slides to attach to the message.

Use the buttons in the Compose Message screen to preview or remove the media attachment.

Respond to messages you receive

If you’re working in a message window, messages that you receive are displayed in it.

Otherwise, you receive a new message notification and a new message icon appears in the Status bar. See “Managing notifications” on page 29.

When you touch the new message notification, the Message window opens, where you can reply to the message.

If Auto-retrieve is unchecked, you must touch Download to view the message. See “Changing Messaging settings” on page 234.