When you’ve got a Windows Mobile phone, telephone calls aren’t the only way to keep in touch with your friends, family and colleagues. Your Windows Mobile device offers many powerful text-messaging features! But if you’re anything like me, you barely scratch the surface of texting functions.
This Windows Mobile guide will show you how to get the most out of your text messaging and help you broaden your communication options!
Compose and send a text message
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Tap Menu > New.
In the To field, enter the recipient’s phone number, or to insert a number from your contacts, tap Menu > Add Recipient, and then select a name.
Scroll to or tap the message area and enter your message.
Tap Send.
Note: A single text message can be up to 160 characters. If you compose a text message that is longer than 160 characters, it will be sent automatically as two or more text messages.
Request message delivery notification
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Tap Menu > New.
In the To field, enter the recipient’s phone number, or to insert a number from your contacts, tap Menu > Add Recipient, and then select a name.
Scroll to or tap the message area and enter your message.
Tap Menu > Message Options.
Select the Request message delivery notification check box.
Tap OK.
Complete your message, and then tap Send.
Send a text message to a speed dial number
Tap Start > Phone.
Press, but do not hold, the assigned speed dial number on the keypad. The corresponding speed dial contact will display.
Note: If you press and hold the speed dial number, the device will begin dialing the contact’s phone number.
If more than one contact appears, scroll to the contact to which you want to send a text message.
Tap Menu > Send Text Message.
Scroll down and enter the message text.
Tap Send.
Use a signature in text messages
You can use a text signature in your text messages as you would in e-mail. To use a text messaging signature, you first have to create one.
Tap Start > Messaging, and then scroll to Text Messages.
Tap Menu > Options > Signatures.
In the Select an account field, make sure that Text Messages is selected.
Select the Use signature with this account check box.
Select the Use when replying and forwarding check box, if you want.
Enter your signature and then tap OK. The signature will appear the next time that you send a text message.
Send a text message from your call history
Tap Start > Phone > Call History.
Scroll to and then tap the contact to which you want to send a text message.
Tap Menu > Open Contact.
Tap Menu > Send Text Message.
Scroll to the text entry area and enter the message text.
Tap Send.
Save sent text messages
You can save copies of sent text messages to your Sent Messages folder. Then, if you want to forward or re-send a message, you will not have to re-type it.
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Tap Menu > Tools > Options > Message tab.
Select the Keep copies of sent items in Sent folder check box.
Tap OK.
Copy a text message from the inbox to your SIM card
You can copy text messages to the SIM card in your device so that, if you switch devices, you can transfer your messages to the new device together with the SIM card. Messages must be copied one at a time.
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
In the message list, scroll to the message that you want to copy.
Tap Menu > Copy to SIM.
Send a text message to a contact
Tap Start > Contacts.
Scroll to and then tap the contact.
Scroll to the contact’s phone number, and then tap Menu > Send Text Message. A new message form appears, ready for you to complete and send.
Complete your message, and then tap Send.
Note: If the contact does not have a phone number or e-mail address, you will be unable to select it. Add the missing information for the contact and then create the text message.
Insert predefined text into a message
To save time when composing a text message, you can insert predefined text into messages by selecting from a list of phrases.
The phrases are:
- What are you up to?
- Just checking in…
- Where are you?
- Check this out!
- I’ll be right there.
- I’m running late.
- I’ll get back to you.
- Urgent! Please reply ASAP.
- Let’s catch up soon.
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Tap Menu > New.
In the To field, enter the recipient’s phone number, or to insert a number from your contacts, tap Menu > Add Recipient, and then select a name.
Scroll down to the message area, and then tap Menu > My Text.
Tap the text you want.
Tap Send.
Customize predefined text
To save time when composing a text message, you can insert predefined text into messages by selecting from a list of nine phrases. You can edit these phrases to say exactly what you want, and then save them to use repeatedly. Each edited phrase replaces an existing phrase so that there are never more than nine phrases.
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Tap Menu > New.
In the To field, enter the recipient’s phone number, or to insert a number from your contacts, tap Menu > Add Recipient, and then select a name.
Scroll down to the message area, and then tap Menu > My Text > Edit My Text Messages.
Scroll to the predefined text that you want to customize, make your changes in the box at the bottom of the screen, and then tap OK. Your customized text replaces the original text.
Reply to a text message
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Scroll to a message.
Tap Menu > Reply, and then tap Reply or Reply All.
Enter your message, and then tap Send.
Forward a text message
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Scroll to a message.
Tap Menu > Reply > Forward.
In the To field, enter the phone number of the person to whom you are forwarding the message, or tap Menu, and then tap Add Recipient to add a recipient from your contacts list.
Scroll to the message area and add to the original message, if you want.
Tap Send.
Receive and manage messages
If you receive lots of text messages, the advice in this section will help you manage your messages more efficiently.
Delete all text messages
You can delete all the messages in the Inbox and Sent Items folders at the same time.
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Tap Menu > Tools > Clear “Text Messages”.
Tap Yes to confirm.
Mark a text message as read or unread
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Scroll to the message, tap Menu, and then tap Mark as read or Mark as unread.
Be notified when a text message arrives
Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Sounds & Notifications.
Tap the Notifications tab.
In the Event field, scroll to and tap Messaging: New text message.
Select one or more of the following options:
o Play sound
o Display message on screen
o Flash light for
o Vibrate
Select the settings that you want for each option.
Tap OK.
Move a text message to a different folder
You can move text messages from the inbox or another folder to a different folder.
To move a text message from the inbox to a different folder:
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Scroll to the message that you want to move.
Tap Menu > Move.
Tap the folder to which you want to move the message, and then tap Select.
To move a text message from another folder:
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Tap Menu > Go To > Folders, and then tap the folder that contains the message that you want to move.
Scroll to the message that you want to move.
Tap Menu > Move.
Tap the folder to which you want to move the message, and then tap Select.
Enable or disable delivery reports
You can set up text messaging to notify you when your outgoing messages have been delivered to each recipient.
Tap Start > Messaging > Text Messages.
Tap Menu > Tools > Options.
Tap the Accounts tab.
In the Tap an account to change settings field, tap Text Messages.
Select or clear the Request delivery notifications check box.
Tap OK.
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