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The message will be sent as either an SMS or an MMS, depending on the type of content (with or without
images, photos).
An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS. An MMS message
containing photos and/or sounds may also be billed as more than one message. 
The person receiving your MMS must be equipped with a compatible phone in order to display the
objects or listen to the sounds in your message.
You can create an e-mail as a text message with or without attachments. You must however fill in the e-
mail parameters beforehand in “Messages/Settings/Advanced/E-mail”.
Creating Vox MMS (Voice memo)
From the main menu, select “Messages/Create message/Voice/Vox MMS”. This function allows you to
send a vocal message quickly without having to write. The recipient is not disturbed and simply receives a
normal MMS 
(1)
You can Send the message:
Manually by entering the number of the recipient
To a person stored in one of your directories
To your favourite number 
To several different people by specifying a distribution list (choose the “Distribution list” option).
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(1)
To compose a text you can use the normal text input or T9 predictive input (see page 97).
To access the messages from the main screen, press the top of the 
key 
(1)
. You can also access the menu
by pressing the 
key and selecting “Messages” with the navigation key and then confirming with the 
key. 
- Create message
- Inbox
- Sent
- Unsent
- Drafts
- IM/Instant Msg.
- Archives
- Templates
- Voicemail
- WAP alerts
- Settings
- Distribution list
- My favourite
- Memory
7.1
Creating SMS/MMS/e-mail 
(2)
From the main menu select “Messages/Create message”.
You can type a message but you can also modify a predefined message or customise your message, by
adding pictures, photos, sounds, title, etc. While writing, select “Options” to access to all the messages
options.
You can save your message as a Draft or a Template
By selecting “Preview” you can view the contents of your message.
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(1)
Depending on your network operator.
(2)
E-mail for electronic mail. Depends on product and operator.
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