Sony Xperia M - Using text and multimedia messaging

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Using text and multimedia messaging

You can send and receive text messages from your device using SMS (Short Message

Service). If your subscription includes MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), you can also

send and receive messages that contain media files, for example, pictures and videos.
The number of characters that you can send in a single text message varies depending

on the operator and the language you use. If you exceed the character limit, then all your

single messages are linked together and sent as one message. You are charged for

each single text message that you send.

To send multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings on your device.

When you view your messages, they appear as conversations, which means that all messages

to and from a particular person are grouped together.

To create and send a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap .

3

Tap , then select the desired recipients from the Contacts list. If the recipient is

not listed as a contact, enter the contact's number manually and tap .

4

When you are finished adding recipients, tap

Done.

5

Tap

Write message and enter your message text.

6

If you want to add a media file, tap and select an option.

7

To send the message, tap

Send.

If you exit a message before sending, it gets saved as a draft. The conversation gets tagged

with the word

Draft:.

To read a received message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap the desired conversation.

3

If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap

Download message.

You can also open messages from the status bar when

appears there. Just drag down the

bar and tap the message.

To reply to a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap the conversation containing the message.

3

Enter your reply and tap

Send.

To forward a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap the conversation containing the message you want to forward.

3

Touch and hold the message you want to forward, then tap

Forward message.

4

Tap , then select a recipient from the Contacts list. If the recipient is not listed

as a contact, enter the contact's number manually and tap .

5

When you are finished adding recipients, tap

Done.

6

Edit the message, if necessary, and tap

Send.

In step 4, you can also tap

To and enter the recipient's phone number manually.

To delete a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap the conversation containing the message you want to delete.

3

Touch and hold the message you want to delete, then tap

Delete message >

Delete.

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To delete conversations

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Press , then tap

Delete conversations.

3

Mark the checkboxes for the conversations that you want to delete, then tap >

Delete.

To call a message sender

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap a conversation.

3

Tap the recipient name or number at the top of the screen, then select the

recipient name or number from the list that appears.

4

If the recipient is saved in your contacts, tap the phone number that you want to

call. If you have not saved the recipient in your contacts, tap .

To save a file contained in a message you receive

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap the conversation you want to open.

3

If the message has not been downloaded yet, tap and hold the message, then tap

Download message.

4

Touch and hold the file you want to save, then select the desired option.

To star a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap the conversation you want to open.

3

In the message you want to star, tap .

4

To unstar a message, tap .

To view starred messages

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Press , then tap

Starred messages.

3

All starred messages appear in a list.

To search for messages

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Press , then tap

Search.

3

Enter your search keywords, then tap the confirm key.