Nokia 6236i - TXT messages

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TXT messages

Write and send

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Create

message

. To go quickly to the

Create message

display, scroll left from the

start screen.

2. Compose or reply to a message using the keypad. Some or all of the following

Options

are available while composing your message:

Sending options

Mark

or

Unmark

the sending options of a single message

as

Urgent

,

Delivery note

,

Callback no.

, or

Signature

. See "Change sending

options," p. 25.

Clear text

—Erase all text from the message editor.

Add-ins

—Add sound, animation, or pictures to a TXT message.

Styles

—Change font type , font size, or text alignment in your message

Insert contact

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

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Insert number

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

contacts list.

Save message

—Select

Drafts

to save the message in the

Drafts

folder; select

Templates

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

Templates

folder.

Exit editor

—Exit the message editor.

Use template

—Insert a predefined template into your message.

See "Templates" 24.

Insert smiley

—Insert a smiley into your message.

Writing language

—Choose the language 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.

This option only shows if a word has been entered into the text field.

3. To send the message, select

Send

>

Send to number

,

Send to e-mail

,

Send to

many

, or

Send to distrib. list

(if a list has been created). Enter the recipient’s phone

number, or select

Search

to retrieve a number from

Contacts

; and select

OK

.

4. To resend, edit or view recipients for the message, select

Resend

>

Send

,

Edit

message

or

View recipients

.

Distribution list

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

Menu

>

Messages

>

Distribution lists

.

To create a distribution list, select

New list

if lists have not been created or

Options

>

Create new list

> name your list >

OK

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

>

Create new list

,

Send text msg.

,

Send multimedia

,

Rename list

,

Clear list

, or

Delete list

.

Templates

Templates are short, prewritten messages that can be recalled and inserted into
new TXT messages.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Create

message

>

Options

>

Use template

.

2. Select one of the available templates.

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3. Select

Send

>

Send to number

,

Send to e-mail

,

Send to distrib. list

(if a list has

been created), or

Send to many

>

Select

.

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

4. Enter the recipient’s phone number, or select

Search

and select a number

from your contacts list. Select

Send

.

Read message

When you receive a message, a notification message (

) is displayed.

1. Select

Show

to read the message or

Exit

to dismiss the notification, and read

the message later.

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

Options

When you read a TXT message, some or all of the following options are available:

Delete

—Discards the message.

Message details

—Displays sender information and timestamp.

Use number

—Use or save the number. Select

Options

>

Add to contact

,

Send message

,

or

Call

.

Use web link

—Displays if a URL is included in the message.

Save address

—Lists the e-mail addresses included in the TXT message. Select

Save

to save the e-mail address as a new phone book entry or select

Options

>

Add to

name

,

Add to contact

or

Send e-mail

. The

Save address

option is displayed only if

the message contains an e-mail address.

Save

—Save the message to

Sent items

,

Archive

,

Templates

, or a folder you

have created.

Forward

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

Reply to message

1. Select

Reply

>

Empty screen

,

Original text

,

Template

, or one of the predefined

answers; then compose your reply with the keypad.

2. Create the reply, and select

Send

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

used as the default.

Change sending options

1. To change sending options for all future TXT messages, in the standby mode,

select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Message settings

>

Sending options

.

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2. Select the setting you wish to change.

Priority

—Set the priority of the note as

Normal

or

Urgent

.

Delivery note

—A note is sent to you confirming delivery of the message.

Select

On

or

Off

.

Send callback number

—A callback number is sent to the recipient.

Select

Off

or your phone number.

Signature

—Select

On

to create a signature to send with TXT messages or

Off

to turn this feature off.

Change message settings

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Messages

>

Text messages

>

Message

settings

>

Other settings

.

2. Select the setting you wish to change.

Message font size

—Select

Small font

or

Large font

.

Message overwriting

—Select

Sent items only

,

Inbox only

,

S. items & Inbox

, or

Off

. When the message memory is full, your device cannot send or receive any

new messages. However, you can set your device to automatically replace old
messages in the

Inbox

and

Outbox

folders when messages are received.

Save sent messages

—Select

Always save

,

Always prompt

, or

Off

.

Queue msgs. when digital unavailable

—Select

On

,

On prompt

, or

Off

.

Messages are stored in the

Outbox

until they can be sent with digital service.