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Multimedia messages
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) enables you to exchange multimedia
messages containing data such as text, pictures, sounds, animation and video clips.
Creating and sending a multimedia message
A multimedia message can consist of multiple pages, known as 'slides'. Each slide
can hold an image, a sound and text, but you do not need to set all of these for each
message.
The maximum amount of content that can be sent in a message is set by your service
provider. If this size is exceeded, the recipient may not be able to receive the
message. When creating a multimedia message, the remaining message space is
shown at the top right of the screen.
Pictures are scaled to fit the display area of the phone.
Copyright protections may prevent some images, ringing tones, and other content
from being copied, modified, transferred, or forwarded.
To create and send a multimedia message from the Home screen:
1. Select Menu > Messages > Create message, or move the Joystick left.
2. Add recipients using one or more of the following methods:
• With the cursor in the To: field, select Add. Select the type of recipient, then
select the required phone number.
• With the cursor in the To: field, enter the first few letters of a contact name, then
select Match. If several matches are displayed, select the required one. Select
the required phone number if the contact has multiple phone numbers.
• Enter mobile phone number(s) in the To: field. Use a semicolon to separate
multiple recipients.
• Select Options > Add recipient > To/Cc/Bcc as required. Select the type of
recipient, then select the required phone number.
3. If you want to add a subject to the message, select Options > Add subject, then
enter the subject in the Subject: field.
4. To add an object, such as an image, video clip or sound clip, to the message,
select Options > Insert. Select the type of object required, then the specific
object.
5. Enter text in the Text: area if required.
6. To set the time that a slide with be displayed for, select Options > Slide options
> Slide timing. Enter the required time, then select OK. For information on
setting the default slide timing for all multimedia messages, see Multimedia
message settings.
7. To change the message layout so that the text is above the other objects, select
Options > Slide options > Place text first.
8. Select Send when the message is ready.
Multimedia message sending options
Using the send options, you can select options for the message that you are creating
before sending it.
For information on setting the priority of the message, see Text message sending
options.
To request a delivery report, or delivery and read reports, for the message:
1. From the message creation screen, select Options > Sending options.
2. In the Request report field, select Delivery or Delivery and read. A
confirmation message is displayed.
3. Select Back to return to the message creation screen.
TIP: To save time by inserting predefined text:
1. Select Options > Insert > Text template.
2. Scroll to the required text, then select Use.
TIP: To save the message as a template:
1. Select Options > Save message > As template.
2. Enter a name for the template, then select OK.
Only the body text and objects in the message are saved in the template.
Other information such as recipients and sending options is not saved.
TIP: To preview the message before sending, select Options > Preview.
TIP: To save the message as a draft, select Options > Save message >
As draft message.
TIP: To delete the message without sending it, select Options > Exit
editor > No. A confirmation message is displayed.