Nokia 6155i - Text messages

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Text messages

Compose and send

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Create message

.

To quickly access

Create message

, scroll left in the standby mode.

2. Compose and send a message using the keypad.

Depending on the messaging service enabled, some or all of the following
options are available while composing your message:

Sending options

>

Mark

or

Unmark

>

Urgent

,

Read receipt

,

Callback no.

, or

Signature

. Select

Sending options

for a single message. See "Change sending

options," p. 28.

Clear text

—Erase all the text from the message editor.

Insert contact

—Insert a name from your contacts list into your message.

Insert number

—Insert a phone number or find a phone number in the

contacts list.

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Save message

—Select

Drafts

to save the message in the drafts folder or

Templates

to save the message as one of your predefined templates in the

templates folder.

Exit editor

—Exits the message editor.

Use template

—Insert a predefined template into your message.

Insert smiley

—Insert a smiley into your message.

Insert word

or

Edit word

—Enter or edit the text of a new word that might not

appear in the predictive text dictionary (only available with predictive text on).

Insert symbol

—Insert a special character into your message (only available

with predictive text on).

Writing language

—Choose the language you want to use.

Dictionary on

or

Dictionary off

—Turn the predictive text on or off.

Matches

—View matches in the dictionary for the word you want to use (only

available with predictive text on and when the same set of key strokes can
produce multiple words).

3. To send the message, select

Send to

>

Send to number

,

Send to e-mail

,

Send

to distrib. list

(if a distribution list has been created), or

Send to many

.

4. Enter the recipient’s phone number or e-mail address or select

Find

to

retrieve a number or e-mail address from your contacts list; select

Send

.

Read message

When you receive a message, a notification message and

are displayed.

1. Select

Show

to read the message or

Exit

to dismiss the notification and read

the message later from your inbox. See "View saved messages," p. 26.

2. Scroll up or down to view the whole message, if necessary.

Options

When reading a text message, select

Options

to access some or all of the

following options:

Delete

—Discard the message.

Use detail

—Access the following three options:

Number

—Uses or saves the number. Select

Options

>

Add to contact

,

Send

message

, or

Call

.

E-mail address

—Lists the e-mail addresses included in the message (available

only if the message contains an e-mail address). Select

Save

to save the

e-mail address as a new phone book entry or

Options

>

Add to contact

or

Send message

.

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Web address

—Displays if a URL is included in the message.

Save

—Save the message to

Saved text msgs.

,

Templates

, or a folder you have created.

Forward

—Forward the message to another phone number or e-mail address.

Lock

or

Unlock

—Lock or unlock the message.

Save picture

—Save the picture to your

Templates

folder for later use. You can

enter a title for the picture, and select

OK

.

Rename

—Edit the title of the message.

Reply to message

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Inbox

and

your desired message, or when you receive a message, select

Show

.

2. Select

Reply

>

Empty screen

,

Original text

,

Template

, or one of the predefined

answers; then compose your reply using the keypad.

3. After creating the reply, select

Send

. The sender’s phone number or e-mail is

used as the default.

Templates

Templates are short, prewritten messages you can recall and insert into new text
messages when you are short on time.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Create

message

>

Options

>

Use template

.

2. Select your desired template.

3. Select

Send to

>

Send to number

,

Send to e-mail

,

Send to many

, or

Send to

distrib. list

(with a distribution list created).

4. Enter the recipient’s phone number or e-mail address, or select

Find

to

retrieve a number or e-mail address from your contacts list; select

Send

.

A distribution list only contains phone numbers of recipients and is selected from
a list of predefined groups you create.

Text message folders

Save messages

You can save drafts of messages or received messages to an existing folder or to a
folder that you have created.

1. Open the received message or create a new message, and select

Options

.

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2. To save a received message, select

Move

>

Templates

or

Archive

.

3. To save the draft of a message you have created, select

Move

>

Drafts

or

Templates

.

View saved messages

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

.

2. Select the folder containing the message you want to view:

Inbox

—Automatically stores any incoming messages.

Outbox

—Stores messages that have not been sent

Sent items

—Stores messages that have been sent.

Drafts

—Stores messages created as drafts.

Saved text msgs.

—Stores messages that you choose to archive, including

unread ones.

Templates

—Stores pictures and prewritten templates. Preloaded templates

can be edited and customized.

My folders

—Allows you to organize your messages by creating custom folders

and saving some of your messages here. Select

Options

>

Add folder

,

Rename

folder

, or

Delete folder

to add a custom folder or rename or delete a folder you

have created.

You can only delete folders created in my folders; the inbox, sent items, archive,

and templates folders are protected. When deleting a folder, you are also

deleting all messages in the folder.

Distribution lists

—Stores created distribution lists.

3. When the folder opens, select the message you want to view.

Distribution list

The distribution list enables you to send messages to a group of contacts. In the
standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Distribution lists

.

To create a distribution list, select

New list

with no list created or

Options

>

Create new list

to create additional lists. To populate your list, select

Add new

and a contact from your contacts list.

To use, rename, or modify a distribution list, highlight the distribution list; and
select

Options

>

Send message

,

Rename list

,

Clear list

, or

Delete list

.

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Delete messages

If your message memory is full and you have more messages waiting at the
network,

No space for new text messages

appears in the standby mode. You can

do the following:

Read some of the unread messages, and delete them individually.

Delete messages from some of your folders.

Delete a single message

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

.

2. Select the folder containing the message you want to delete.

3. Highlight the message you want to delete.

4. Select

Options

>

Delete

.

5. Select

Yes

to delete the message or

No

to exit.

Delete all messages in a folder

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Delete messages

.

2. Select the messages you want to delete:

All

—Deletes all messages in all of the folders.

All read

—Deletes any messages that have been read in all of the folders.

All unread

—Deletes any messages that have not been read in all of the

folders.

3. Select and

Mark

the folders that have messages you want to delete:

Inbox

—Deletes all messages from the inbox folder.

Sent items

—Deletes all messages from the Sent items folder.

Outbox

—Deletes all messages from the outbox folder.

Drafts

—Deletes all messages from the drafts folder.

Archive

—Deletes all messages from the archive folder.

User defined folders—Deletes all messages from the user defined folder.

4. Select

Done

>

Yes

to empty the marked folder.

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Change sending options

To change sending options for all future text messages, in the standby mode,
select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Message settings

>

Sending options

and the setting you want to change:

Priority

>

Normal

or

Urgent

—Set the priority of a note.

Delivery note

—Send a note to yourself confirming delivery of the message.

Select

On

or

Off

.

Send callback number

—Send a callback number to the recipient. Select

Off

or

enter your desired phone number to send to the recipient as a callback number,
and select

OK

.

Signature

—Select

On

to create a signature to send with text messages or

Off

to

turn this feature off.

To change sending options for one message, in the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Create message

>

Options

>

Sending options

,

Mark

or

Unmark

the setting you want to change:

Urgent

—Set the priority of the note as urgent.

Delivery note

—Send a note to yourself confirming delivery of the message.

Callback no.

—Enter your desired phone number to send to the recipient as a

callback number, and select

OK

.

Signature

—Create a signature to send with text messages.

Change other settings

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Message

settings

>

Other settings

and the setting you want to change:

Message font size

>

Small font

or

Large font

.

Message overwriting

>

Sent items only

,

Inbox only

,

S. items & Inbox

, or

Off

.

Note: When the message memory is full, your phone cannot send or
receive any new messages. To free up the memory, you can select

Message overwriting

to make your phone automatically replace old

messages in the inbox and sent items folders when new ones arrive.

Save sent messages

>

Always save

,

Always prompt

, or

Off

.

Queue msgs. when digital unavailable

>

On

,

On prompt

, or

Off

. Messages are

stored in the outbox until they can be sent with digital service.

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