1. From the Edge screen, tap
2. Tap
New message.
Tap Enter recipients, and then enter a contact name, a mobile phone number, or an email
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address using the onscreen keyboard. As you enter letters, possible matches from your
accounts and contacts display on the screen. Tap a match to add it to the message.
Tap Enter message and enter your message.
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To add an attachment, tap
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3. Review your message and tap
Save and Resume a Draft Message
If you press
Back while composing a text or multimedia message, or leave the Messages
screen, the message is automatically saved as a draft.
To resume composing a Draft message:
1. From the Edge screen, tap
2. On the Messages screen, tap the message with Draft marked.
3. When you finish editing the message, tap
New Messages Notification
Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the
message briefly in the Status Bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change
the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see Messages Settings for details.
A new message icon
new text or multimedia message. The Messages app icon
messages.
To open the message, touch and hold the Status Bar, and then slide the Status Bar down to
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open the Notification Panel. Tap the new message to open and read it. For information on
reading and replying to messages see Managing Conversations.
Managing Conversations
Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are
grouped into conversations or message threads in the Messages screen. Threaded text or
Accounts and Messaging
Messages.
and then select a file to attach.
Send.
Messages.
also appears in the notifications area of the Status Bar to notify you of a
Send.
also displays the number of new
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