Nokia 6275i - 4. Messages

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Your device supports the sending of text messages beyond the character limit of a single message.
Longer messages are sent as a series of two or more messages. Your service provider may
charge accordingly. Characters that use accents or other marks, and characters from some
language options like Chinese, take up more space limiting the number of characters that
can be sent in a single message.

When composing text or multimedia messages, check the number of characters allowed in
the top right corner of the message. Using Unicode characters takes up more space. With
Unicode characters in your message, the indicator may not show the message length correctly.
Before sending the message, the phone tells you if the message exceeds the maximum length
allowed for one message.

Important: Exercise caution opening messages. Messages may contain malicious
software or otherwise be harmful to your device or PC.

Note: When you send a message, your device may display Message sent, indicating
your device has sent the message to the message center number programmed into
your device. This is not an indication that the message has been received at the
intended destination. For more details about messaging services, check with your
network operator.

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Create distribution lists

Distribution lists allow you to send text messages to a designated group of people.

1. Select Menu > Messaging > Distribution lists > New list.

If you create a second distribution list, select Menu > Messaging > Distribution lists >
Options > Create new list.

2. Enter a name for the list, and select OK.

3. To add a contact to this list, select Add new, and add the contacts one by one.

A distribution list only contains phone numbers of recipients.

Add and remove contacts

To add contacts, select Menu > Messaging > Distribution lists > the list > Add new. Add the
contacts one by one.

To remove all contacts from the list, select Menu > Messaging > Distribution lists > the
list > Options > Clear list.

Manage distribution lists

1. Select Menu > Messaging > Distribution lists.

2. Lists you have created appear in the display. Scroll to the list you wish to modify; select

Options and one of the following:

Create new list—Create a new distribution list.

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Rename list—Rename the distribution list.

Clear list—Clear the distribution list of all current contacts.

Delete list—Delete the distribution list.

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Text messages

Write and send

1. Select Menu > Messaging > Text messages > Create message.

2. Write a message using the keypad.

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

Options > Sending options > Mark or Unmark > Urgent, Delivery note, Callback number:,
or Signature. Select Sending options for a single message. See "Sending options," p. 23.

Clear all—Erase all the text from the message editor.

Add-ins—Add sounds, animations, or pictures to a text message.

Styles—Select font size, font appearance, and text alignment of a text message.

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.

Save—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—Exit 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.

Prediction on or Prediction 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 presses can produce multiple words).

3. To send the message, select Send to > Recently used, 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 Search to retrieve a

number or e-mail address from your contacts list; select OK.

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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. 22.

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—Use or save the number, e-mail address, or Web address.

Move—Save the message to Archive, 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.

Rename—Edit the title of the message.

Reply to message

1. Select Menu > Messaging > 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. Select Menu > Messaging > Text messages > Create message > Options > Use template.

2. Select your desired template.

3. Select Send to >Recently used, Send to number, Send to e-mail, Send to many, or Send to

distrib. list (if a distribution list is created).

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

number or e-mail address from your contacts list; select Send.

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 > Archive, Templates, or a folder you have created.

To save the draft of a message you have created, select Save > Drafts or Templates.

View saved messages

1. Select Menu > Messaging > 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

Archive—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.

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

Delete messages

If your message memory is full and you have more messages waiting at the network,
No space for new messages appears in the standby mode. You can do the following:

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

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Delete messages from some of your folders.

Delete a single message

1. Select Menu > Messaging > 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. Select Menu > Messaging > 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

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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.

Sending options

To change sending options for all text messages, select Menu > Messaging > Text
messages > Message settings > Sending options and the setting you want to change:

Priority > Normal or Urgent —Set the priority of a message.

Delivery reports > On or Off—Send a note to yourself confirming delivery of the message.

Send callback no.—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, select Menu > Messaging > Text messages >
Create message > Options > Sending options, mark or unmark the setting you want to change:

Urgent—Set the priority of the message as urgent.

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

Callback number—Enter your desired phone number to send to the recipient as a callback number,
and select OK.

Signature—Create a signature to send with the text message.

Other settings

Select Menu > Messaging > Text messages > Message settings > Other settings and the
setting you want to change:

Message font size > Small font, Normal font, or Large font

Message overwriting > Sent items only, Inbox only, Sent 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 outbox folders when new
ones arrive.

Save sent messages > Always save, Always prompt, or Off

Queue if no digital > On, On prompt, or Off—Messages are stored in the outbox until they can
be sent with digital service.

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Multimedia messages

Multimedia messaging (MMS) is a network service. See "Network services," p. 5, for more
information. If your wireless service provider supports this feature, you can send and receive
MMS to compatible phones that are also subscribed to the service.

An MMS can contain text, sound, a picture, or a video. Your phone supports MMS that are up
to 300 KB. If the maximum size is exceeded, the phone may not be able to receive the message.

Depending upon your network, you may receive a message that includes an internet address
where you can go to view the MMS. Pictures are scaled to fit the display area of the phone.
Your phone has an MMS viewer for playing messages and a multimedia inbox for storing saved
messages. Once you save the MMS, you can use the image as a screen saver or the sound as
a ringing tone.

Only devices that have compatible features can receive and display these messages. The
appearance of a message may vary depending on the receiving device. The wireless network
may limit the size of MMS. If the inserted picture exceeds this limit, the device may make it
smaller so that it can be sent by MMS.

Copyright protections may prevent some images, ringing tones, and other content from being
copied, modified, transferred, or forwarded.

Multimedia messaging supports the following formats:

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Picture: JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, BMP, and PNG

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Sound: MP3, eAAC+, SP-MIDI, AMR audio, QCELP, and monophonic ringing tones

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Video: clips in 3g2 or 3gp format in QCIF image size

You cannot receive MMS if you have a call in progress, games or other applications running, or
an active browsing session. Because delivery of MMS can fail for a variety of reasons, do not
rely solely upon them for essential communications.

Multimedia message folders and options

Select Menu > Messaging > MMS messages and from the following:

Create message—Create and send MMS.

Inbox—Check for received MMS. These messages are automatically stored in the Inbox when
they are received. You receive a notification when a message arrives in your Inbox.

Outbox—Check for outgoing MMS. Multimedia messages are automatically stored in the Outbox
as they are sent. If your service is interrupted while sending, then messages are stored in the
Outbox until another delivery attempt is made.

Sent items—Sent MMS are stored in Sent items.

Saved items—Save MMS for later use in Saved items.

Delete messages—Delete MMS from the Inbox, Outbox, Sent items, or Saved items.

Message settings—Change the settings for MMS.

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Write and send multimedia messages

1. Select Menu > Messaging > MMS messages > Create message.

2. Compose a message using the keypad. See "Choose a multimedia message option," p. 26,

for composing options.

3. Select Send to > Recently used, To phone number, To e-mail address, To many, Album,

or Distribution lists.

4. Select a number or distribution list, and enter the recipient’s phone number or e-mail

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

5. Select Send.

The MMS is moved to the Outbox for sending.

The wireless network may limit the size of MMS. If the inserted picture exceeds this limit,
the device may make it smaller so that it can be sent by multimedia messaging.

It takes more time to send an MMS than to send a text message. While the MMS is being
sent, the animated indicator

is displayed and you can use other functions on the

phone. If there is an interruption while the message is being sent, the phone automatically
tries to resend it a few times. If this fails, the message remains in the Outbox and you can try
to manually resend it later. Check your Outbox for unsent messages.

Note: When sending messages, your device may display the words Multimedia
message sent. This is an indication that the message has been sent by your device to
the message center number programmed into your device. This is not an indication
that the message has been received at the intended destination. For more details
about messaging services, check with your service provider.

Messages that you send are saved in Sent items if the setting Save sent messages is set to
Yes. See "Multimedia message settings," p. 28. This is not an indication that the message has
been received at the intended destination.

Read and reply to multimedia messages

When an MMS is received,

is displayed along with the percentage display indicating the

download progress. Once the message is fully downloaded,

and a notification are displayed.

1. To view the message, select Show.

To view the message later, select Exit.

To view a saved message, select Menu > Messaging > MMS messages > Inbox and the
message you want to view.

2. To play the entire message, select Play.

3. Select Reply or Options > Reply to all, and compose your reply.

4. Select Send.

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If

blinks and Multimedia memory full. View waiting message. appears, the memory for

MMS is full. To view the waiting message, select Show. Before you can save the message,
you need to delete some of your old messages. See "Delete multimedia messages," p. 27 for
more information.

Important: Exercise caution when opening messages. Multimedia message objects
may contain malicious software or otherwise be harmful to your device or PC.

Choose a multimedia message option

Create message options

The options available to you depend on the mode of text input you are using and the features
supported by your wireless service provider. When you create or reply to an MMS, some or all
of the following options are available:

Send to album—Send message to an online album. This is an online network service. Check with
your service provider for more information.

Insert > Image, Sound clip, or Video clip—Insert an image, sound clip, or video file. Open the
desired folder, and select the file.

Copyright protections may prevent some images, ringing tones, and other content from being
copied, modified, transferred, or forwarded.

Insert > New image—Capture a new image from the camera and insert it into the message.

Insert > New sound clip, Business card, or Calendar note —Insert one of these items into
the message.

Insert > Slide—Insert a slide into your message. Each slide can contain text, a business card,
a calendar note, one image, and one sound clip.

Delete > Image, Sound clip, Video clip, or Slide—Delete one of these files from your message.
Only appears when your message has a file attachment.

Edit subject—Edit the subject heading.

Clear all—Erases all text from the current slide in your message.

Preview—Preview the message or slide presentation before sending it. Select Stop to end the
preview. Select Play to start the preview again or Back to return to the list of options.

Previous slide—Move to the previous slide. The option only appears if there is a previous slide.

Next slide—Move to the next slide. The option only appears if there is a next slide.

Slide list—Shows a list of all slides. Select the slide you wish to edit.

Slide timing—Set the timing interval for each slide. By default, each slide appears for 12 seconds.

Place text first or Place text last—Move text to the top or bottom of the slide. By default, the
text appears at the bottom or last.

Save—Saves the message to Saved items.

More options > Insert contact, or Insert number—Insert one of these items into your message.

More options > Message details—Shows the details of your MMS.

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Exit editor—Exits the message editor.

Insert smiley—Insert a smiley.

Insert word or Edit word—Enter or edit the text of a new word that might not appear in the
predictive text dictionary. This appears only when predictive text is on.

Insert symbol—Insert a special character. This appears only when predictive text is on.

Writing language—Choose the language you want to use.

Prediction on or Prediction off—Turn predictive text on or off.

Matches—View matches found in the predictive text dictionary for the word you want to
use. This appears only when predictive text is on.

Read message options

When you read an MMS, the following options are available:

Set contrast—Adjust the contrast of an image. This option is only available when viewing an image.

Details—Displays the details of a file attachment to which you have scrolled.

Save image, Save sound clip, or Save video clip—Save the corresponding file to the Gallery.
Images, sound clips, and videos must be opened before you can save them.

Save link—Save the corresponding Web link. This appears only when you have scrolled to a
Web link.

View text—View only the text included in the message.

Activate image, Activate tone, or Activate video clip—View or listen to the corresponding file.

Delete—Delete the message you are viewing.

Reply or Reply to all—Enter a reply and send it to the original sender and any other recipients
of the message.

Use detail—Use a corresponding number or e-mail address. Scroll to the number or e-mail address.

Send to number, Send to e-mail, or Send to many—Forward the message to a phone number,
to an e-mail address, or to multiple recipients.

Album—Forward the message to an online album. This is an online network service. Check with
your service provider for more information.

Message details—View the sender’s name and phone number, the message center used,
reception date and time, message size and type.

Delete multimedia messages

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

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in the standby mode. You must delete some existing messages before you can open and view
any messages. You can read some of the unread MMS, and delete them; and you can delete
MMS from some of your folders.

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Delete a single multimedia message

1. Select Menu > Messaging > MMS messages

2. Select the folder containing the MMS you wish to delete.

3. Select the message you wish to delete and Options > Delete > Yes or No.

Delete all multimedia messages in a folder

Select Menu > Messaging > MMS messages > Delete messages > Inbox, Outbox, Sent items,
or Saved items > Yes or No.

Multimedia message settings

You can change how your messages are displayed or saved. Select Menu > Messaging >
MMS messages > Message settings and one of the following items:

Save sent messages > No or Yes—Save the messages that you send to the Sent items folder.

Delivery reports > On or Off—Request delivery reports to inform you if a message is delivered.

Scale image down > Yes or No—Request for images to be automatically scaled down.

Default slide timing, enter a slide time, and select OK—set the default time in mm:ss for the
slides of an MMS.

Allow multimedia reception

Before you can use the MMS feature, you must specify whether you want to receive message
at all times or only if you are in the service provider’s home system. This is a network service.
Check with your service provider for more information.

The default setting of the MMS service is generally on. The appearance of a MMS may vary
depending on the receiving device.

You can choose to receive all messages, to block all messages, or to receive messages only
when you are in the service provider’s home network.

Select Menu > Messaging > MMS messages > Message settings > Allow MMS receptn. and
one of the following:

Yes—Allow all incoming messages.

In home network—Allow incoming messages only if you are in the service provider’s home
system. This is a network service. Check with your service provider for more information.

No—Block all incoming messages.

Incoming multimedia messages

You can set how your phone retrieves incoming MMS.

Select Menu > Messaging > MMS messages > Message settings > Incoming MMS msgs. and
one of the following:

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Retrieve—Sets the phone to automatically retrieve all MMS. When new messages arrive, you are
notified that an MMS is received. If you choose to automatically retrieve messages, you can
select Show to read the MMS or Exit to view them in your inbox later.

Retrieve manually—Choose the messages you wish to retrieve. When new messages arrive, you
are notified that an MMS is available for retrieval. If you select to manually retrieve messages,
select Show to open the message notification, then Retrieve. Select Exit to save the notification
to your inbox, and retrieve the message later.

Reject—Sets the phone to reject MMS.

Allow or block advertisements

Allows you to block advertisements. This setting is not available if multimedia reception is blocked.

To select whether to allow or block advertisements, select Menu > Messaging > MMS messages >
Message settings > Allow ads > Yes or No.

This is a network service. Check with your service provider for more information.

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Voice messages

If you subscribe to voice mail, your network operator will give you a voice mailbox number.
You need to save this number to your device to use voice mail. When you receive a voice
message, your device beeps, displays a message, or both. If you receive more than one voice
message, your device shows the number of voice messages received.

Save voice mailbox number

Your network operator may have already saved your voice mailbox number to your device.
Select OK to leave the number unchanged.

1. Select Menu > Messaging > Voice messages > Voice mailbox no.. The voice mailbox

number is displayed.

2. If the box is empty, enter the voice mailbox area code and number, and select OK.

Set up voice mail

1. After you save the voice mailbox number, in the standby mode, press and hold 1.

2. When you connect to voice mail, and the prerecorded greeting begins, follow the

automated instructions to setup voice mail.

Listen to voice messages

After you set up voice mail, in the standby mode, press and hold 1; or select Menu > Messaging >
Voice messages > Listen to voice msgs. to dial the voice mailbox number. When you connect
and the prerecorded greeting begins, follow the automated instructions to listen to your
voice messages.

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Automate voice mail

Voice mail services vary by network operator. The following instructions are examples of
common operations. Please check with your network operator for specific instructions on
using your voice mail service.

Write down voice mailbox number and process

1. Write down your voice mailbox number.

2. Call and check your voice mail as you normally would.

3. Write down your interaction with the recorded prompts step-by-step. Keep in mind that

each voice mail service may vary. However, it should look similar to the following:

Dial 8585551212, pause 5 seconds, press 1, pause 2 seconds, press 1234, and press #.

Phone numbers with dialing codes

You can insert special characters called dialing codes into phone numbers such as voice mail,
and save the number to a speed dialing location.

Dialing codes instruct the receiving system to pause, wait, bypass, or accept the numbers
that follow them in the dialing string. To set up dialing codes, do the following:

1. Select Menu > Contacts > 1-touch dialing.

2. Scroll to an (empty) speed dialing slot, and select Assign.

3. Enter your mailbox phone number, including the area code.

4. Enter any dialing codes as necessary after the entered phone number.

For example, if you pause for 5 seconds after connecting to voice mail, enter p twice
(two times 2.5 seconds) after the voice mailbox number: 2145551212pp.

5. Enter any remaining pauses or other information that enables you to listen to your messages,

and select OK.

6. Enter a name (such as voice mail), and select OK.

To dial and listen to your voice mail, press and hold the assigned speed dialing key in the
standby mode.

Insert dialing codes

Press * repeatedly to cycle through dialing codes. When the desired code appears in the display,
pause briefly, and the code is inserted into the dialing string.

The following dialing codes are available:

*—Bypasses a set of instructions

p—Pauses for 2.5 seconds before sending any numbers that follow

+—Replaced by the international access code

w—Waits for you to press the call key before sending the numbers or codes that follow