Quick Start Guide

60 8. Sprint Service: The Basics
4.
Tap the “type a message” box and then start
composing your message.
5. When done, tap to send the text message.
Sending a Multimedia Message (MMS)
To send a multimedia message, start by creating a new
text message, and then attach a photo in the message.
1. Create and compose your text message. (See
“Composing Text Messages” on page 59.)
2. To attach a photo, you can:
䡲 Tap and then choose a photo you want to
send.
– or –
䡲 Instead of choosing a photo, tap on the
choose picture page to take a photo using the
camera and insert it as the attachment.
3. Tap to send the message.
New Messages Notification
When you receive a new message, your device plays
an alert sound (if set) and displays a message bar at
the top of the screen. The Messaging tile on the Start
screen also displays the number of new messages.
Note: A counter appears below your text message when you
are about to reach the 160-character limit. If you
continue typing and go over this limit, a new message
is created. Depending on the total length, your text
message will be sent as two or more messages, but
the recipient will receive and see it as a single
message.
Note: You can attach photos only to a multimedia message.
No other file types may be attached.