Samsung SCH a670 User Guide

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Messages
Your phone is able to send and receive text and picture 
messages to compatible phones and devices. Text messages 
can be up to 160 characters in length. Before you send text 
messages, it’s best to cover the basics of composing them 
using the text entry modes of Abc, Symbol, 123, and 
T9 Word.
Available memory is shared between all messages. You can 
store up to 50 incoming and 50 outgoing messages. 
However, the exact number is dependent upon 
message length.
Create and send text messages
1. In standby mode, press the left soft key (
Menu
, then 
press , 
.
2. Enter the phone number of the recipient, then press 
.
3. Enter the content of your message using the keypad. 
4. At any point while composing a message, press the left 
soft key (
Option
 to display the text entry modes in the 
following table.
Option
Function
T9 Word
T9 Word recognizes commonly used words for the 
numeric sequence of keypresses and inserts the 
word into your message. 
ABC
Enter characters while by pressing the key that con-
tains the desired characters (such as 
 for “h”).
Symbol
Use Symbol mode to enter symbols, such as &, %, 
and # into your message.
123
Use 123 mode to enter numbers into your message.
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