Messaging

Write and send a text message

1. Select Menu > Messaging > Create message > Message.
2. Enter one or more phone numbers in the To: field. To retrieve a phone number from a memory, select Add.
3. Write your message in the Text: field.
To use a text template, scroll down, and select Insert.
4. Select Send.

Write and send a multimedia message

1. Select Menu > Messaging > Create message > Message.
2. Enter one or more phone numbers or e-mail addresses in the To: field. To retrieve a phone number or e-mail address from a memory, select Add.
3. Write your message. To add a file, scroll down, and select Insert.
4. To view the message before sending it, select Options > Preview.
5. Select Send.

Only devices that have compatible features can receive and display multimedia messages.
The appearance of a message may vary depending on the receiving device.
The wireless network may limit the size of MMS messages. If the inserted picture exceeds this limit, the device may make it smaller so that it can be sent by MMS.
To check availability and to subscribe to the multimedia messaging service (MMS, network service), contact your service provider.

Read and reply to a message

1. To view a received message, select Show.
To read the message later, select Menu > Messaging > Inbox.
2. To reply to a message, select Reply. Write the reply message.
3. Select Send.

Nokia Xpress audio messaging

1. Select Menu > Messaging > Create message > Audio message. The recorder opens.
2. Speak your message.
3. Enter one or more phone numbers in the To: field, or select Add to retrieve a number.
4. Select Send, or press the call key.

You can use the multimedia message service to create and send an audio message.
MMS must be activated before you can use audio messages.
To open a received audio message, select Play. If more than one message is received, select Show > Play. To listen to the message later, select Exit.

Flash messages

Select Menu > Messaging > Create message > Flash message. Enter the recipient’s phone number, and write your message.
Flash messages are text messages that are instantly displayed upon receipt. Flash messages are not automatically saved.

E-mail application

To activate the e-mail settings, select Menu > Messaging > Message settings > E-mail messages.
To use the e-mail function on your phone, you need a compatible e-mail system.
Check your e-mail settings with your e-mail service provider. You may receive the e-mail configuration settings as a configuration message.

E-mail setup wizard

Select Menu > Messaging > E-mail mailbox > Options > Add mailbox >E-mail setup wizard.
To enter the settings manually, select Menu > Messaging > E-mail mailbox > Options > Add mailbox > Create manually.
The e-mail application requires an internet access point without a proxy. WAP access points normally include a proxy and do not work with the e-mail application.

Write and send an e-mail

1. Select Menu > Messaging > Create message > E-mail.
2. Enter the recipient’s e-mail address, write the subject, and enter the message.
To attach a file, select Options > Insert.
3. To send the e-mail message, select Send.

You can write your e-mail message before connecting to the e-mail service; or connect to the service first, then write and send your e-mail.
If more than one e-mail account is defined, select the account from which you want to send the e-mail.
To save your e-mail, select Options > Save message. To edit or continue writing your e-mail later, select As draft message.
To send an e-mail from a draft folder, select Menu > Messaging > Drafts and the desired message.

Download e-mail

1. To download e-mail messages that have been sent to your e-mail account, select Menu > Messaging.
If more than one e-mail account is defined, select the account from which you want to download the e-mail.
The e-mail application only downloads e-mail headers at first.
2. Select an e-mail and press Open to download the complete e-mail message.

Read and reply to e-mail

1. Select Menu > Messaging the account name, and the desired message.
2. To reply to an e-mail, select Options > Reply. Confirm or edit the e-mail address and subject, then write your reply.
3. To send the message, select Send.
To terminate the connection to your e-mailbox, select Options > Disconnect.

Instant messaging

With instant messaging (IM, network service) you can send short, simple text messages to online users. You must subscribe to a service and register with the IM service you want to use. For more information about signing up for IM services, contact your service provider.

Voice messages

To call your voice mailbox, select Menu > Messaging > Voice messages > Listen to voice msgs.. To enter, search for, or edit your voice mailbox number, select Voice mailbox no..
The voice mailbox is a network service, and you may need to subscribe to it. For more information contact your service provider.
If supported by the network, indicates new voice messages. To call your voice mailbox number, select Listen.

Message settings

General settings

General settings are common for text and multimedia messages.
Select Menu > Messaging > Message settings > General settings and from the following options:
Save sent messages > Yes — to set your phone to save the sent messages in the Sent items folder
Overwriting in Sent > Allowed — to set your phone to overwrite the old sent messages with the new ones when the message memory is full. This setting is shown only if you have selected Save sent messages > Yes.
Favourite recipient — to define easily available message recipients or groups when sending messages
Font size — to select the font size used in messages
Graphical smileys > Yes — to set your phone to replace character-based smileys with graphical ones

Text messages

The text message settings affect the sending, receiving, and viewing of text and SMS messages.
Select Menu > Messaging > Message settings > Text messages and from the following options:
Delivery reports > Yes — to ask the network to send delivery reports about your messages (network service)
Message centres > Add centre — to set the phone number and name of the message centre that is required for sending text messages. You receive this number from your service provider.
Msg. centre in use — to select the message centre in use
Message validity — to select the length of time for which the network attempts to deliver your message
Messages sent via — to select the format of the messages to be sent: Text, Paging, or Fax (network service)
Use packet data > Yes — to set GPRS as the preferred SMS bearer
Character support > Full — to select all characters in the messages to be sent as viewed. If you select Reduced, characters with accents and other marks may be converted to other characters.
Rep. via same centre > Yes — to allow the recipient of your message to send you a reply using your message centre (network service)

Multimedia messages

The message settings affect the sending, receiving, and viewing of multimedia messages. You may receive the configuration settings for multimedia messaging as a configuration message. See “Configuration settings service”. You can also enter the settings manually. See “Configuration”.
Select Menu > Messaging > Message settings > Multimedia messages and from the following options:
Delivery reports > Yes — to ask the network to send delivery reports about your messages (network service)
MMS creation mode — to restrict or allow various types of multimedia to be added to messages
Image size (free) or Image size (restricted) — depending on the MMS creation mode setting
Default slide timing — to define the default time between slides in multimedia messages
Allow MMS receptn. — to receive or block the multimedia message, select Yes or No. If you select In home network, you cannot receive multimedia messages when outside your home network. The default setting of the multimedia message service is generally In home network. The availability of this menu depends on your phone.
Incoming MMS msgs. — to decide how multimedia messages are retrieved. This setting is not shown if Allow MMS receptn. is set to No.
Allow adverts — to receive or reject advertisements. This setting is not shown if Allow MMS receptn. is set to No, or Incoming MMS msgs. is set to Reject.
Configuration sett. > Configuration — only the configurations that support multimedia messaging are shown. Select a service provider, Default, or Personal config. for multimedia messaging. Select Account and a MMS account contained in the active configuration settings.

E-mail messages

The settings affect the sending, receiving, and viewing of e-mail. You may receive the settings as a configuration message. See “Configuration settings service”. You can also enter the settings manually. See “Configuration”.
Select Menu > Messaging > Message settings > E-mail messages and from the following options:
New e-mail notif. — to select whether a notification is shown when new e-mail is received
Allow mail reception — to select whether e-mail can be received in a foreign network or only in the home network
Reply with orig. msg. — to select if the original message is included in the reply
Image size in e-mail — to select the size of images in e-mail
Edit mailboxes — to add new mailboxes or edit one in use