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The Browse Messages screen is your main view into the Text Messaging application. The Browse Messages screen lists all your text messages, grouped into folders, ordered by date. (Read more about ordering your lists in Sort Text Messages.)
Title Bar - The title bar of the Text Messaging screen shows you how many messages have been stored on your SIM card 
and how many on your device 
. The information in the title bar shows you how much space you have to store text messages.
Folders - You'll see the "system" folders--Inbox, Drafts, Sent, and Trash, identified by a folder-type icon: 
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Individual messages are grouped in collapsible folder lists. To open (expand) a folder's list of messages, use the wheel to highlight the folder name, then press. To collapse the list, press again. Press again to expand, etc.
To the right of the folder name, if you have enabled Show Message Count/Size, the number of unread versus Message Sender - If the sender of the text message is in your Address Book, then the phone number will resolve to a contact name, which displays in the left column. If the sender is not in your Address Book, then the sender's phone number will display.
Message Lead-In and Preview - The first few words of the text message will display to the left of the sender's name/phone number. The first few lines of the message highlighted will display in the "preview pane", which appears just below the list of messages.
Open a Message - To open an individual message, highlight the message and press the wheel. To learn more about reading your message, read Read Message Screen.
Status Indicators - To the left of each item in the Browse Messages screen is an icon that indicates the status of the folder or message. To interpret these icons, read Icon Legend.
Message Count and Storage Location - If you have enabled Show Message Count/Size, the far right column will show the message count for each message and whether the message is stored on the device (
) or on the SIM card (
). Read more in Store Text Messages. (Note that messages can count as more than one if they exceed the per message limit. Read more in About Concatenated Text Messages.)
Text Messaging uses four "system" folders--Inbox, Drafts, Sent, and Trash.
), message is waiting to be sent (
), and message was not sent due to a delivery problem (
).
Note: After you send a message, a copy of it remains in the Sent folder until you explicitly delete it (assuming you have selected the Settings > Save outgoing messages in Sent folder check box).
Icons shown the to left of each folder name or text message tell you their status. Plus, all unread messages are shown in bold. Here's what the icons mean:
While in the Text Messaging application, you can use keyboard shortcuts to select options from the menus.
Browse Messages Menu Shortcuts
| New Message |
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| Reply |
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| Forward |
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| Call Back |
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| Add to Address Book |
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| Save to Device |
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| Discard Message |
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| More options in Message Read page: |
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| Next |
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| Previous |
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| Discard Message |
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Compose Message Menu Shortcuts
| Send |
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| Save as Draft |
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| Add to Address Book |
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| Edit Text context menu |
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| Cut |
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| Copy |
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| Paste |
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| Select All |
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| Insert Special Character |
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| Undo |
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| Redo |
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| Discard Message |
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You can choose to store text messages directly on your device or on your SIM card. When you are in the Text Messaging application, the title bar shows you the capacity of each.
To manage the storage of your messages, you can move a message from the SIM card to your device, and vice versa. Here's how to move a message from one place to the other:
and select either:
Y] if your message is currently stored on the device, or
Y] if your message is currently stored on your SIM card.
By default, the messages listed in the Browse Messages screen are organized with the newer messages at the top (ascending order). To change the order in which your messages are displayed in the Browse Messages screen, do the following:
and select Sort to open the Sort submenu.
to dismiss the menu and save your setting.
To discard a single message to the Trash:
then Cancel 
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As long as a message is in the Trash, you can retrieve it to another folder:
then select Retrieve Message. The message now is restored to the folder from which you discarded it.
To discard all messages in the Trash folder permanently:
then select Empty Trash.
To open an individual text message for reading, do the following:
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If a text message contains a phone number, email or Web address, you will be able to call that number, send a message to that address, add the information to your Address Book, or go to that Web page by using the context menu:
then select Links [
] to open the context menu. To take the default action on any link, simply press the wheel.
Add the sender of a text message as a contact:
then select Add to Address Book [
@].
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to return to the Text Messaging application without saving any of the new contact's information.
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Read more about editing contact information in the Address Book application in Address Book.
Quickly call back the sender of a text message:
Either method takes you to the Phone application; verify the number and press Send Call.
If you receive a message containing a vCard, you can import that information into your Address Book:
For instructions on sending a contact's vCard via a text message, read Send a vCard.
Many Web sites offer ringtones that you can download to a wireless device for a fee. If you purchase a ringtone, it is delivered to your wireless device using the Short Message Service. Your device can store up to 10 such ringtones. If you receive a text message with a ringtone attached, it will automatically be added to your ringtone library in the "Imported" category, which you can then select as a notification method.
If you already have 10 custom ringtones in your device's ringtone library, then before any additional ringtones you purchase can be saved to your device, you will be asked to remove one of your 10 saved ringtones.
If you wish to compose a message that exceeds the maximum number of characters per message (approximately 160), you can do so simply by continuing to type past the maximum number. You'll know when you've crossed the limit by looking at the Compose screen title bar, or the bottom of the screen.
When you send a multi-part message, the long message is broken into "parts", which are then concatenated (linked together) when the message is received. You can compose up to the equivalent of 20 messages. Note that your wireless operator may charge you for the equivalent number of messages, if your billing is set up that way.
To create a new line so you can add more recipients, do one of the following:
. Use the prewritten messages pop-up menu 
to insert a message quickly, or type your own message. Read about editing these messages in Edit Prewritten Messages.
Some special characters on the keyboard cannot be used in a text message; these include brackets ([]), braces ({}), tildes (~), and carets (^). If you happen to type one of the "illegal" characters, no entry will be made in the message body.
To open the Edit Text menu, press Menu
then press the wheel [
].
Note: If you type a message and then attach a vCard, your text will be deleted. If you discard the vCard, your text will reappear in the message field. In other words, you cannot have both a typed message and a vCard, just one or the other.
then select Send [
M].
; a dialog box appears asking you to select Discard or Send. Select Send.
If you are composing a text message and want to save it so you can resume composing or sending at a later time, save your message in the Drafts folder. Note! You cannot save a message that has a vCard attached as a draft.
. (You can also press Menu
and select Safe as Draft.)
Note: Be sure to Save as Draft after each edit, or you'll lose your edits.
To reply to a text message, do the following:
then select Reply [
R].
To forward a text message to another individual, do the following:
then select Forward [
J].
You can only resend messages that are in the Sent folder. You can resend any of the messages in the Sent folder, whether or not they were successfully sent:
then select Resend [
M]. Your message opens in a Compose screen, which means you can edit any of the fields, if you wish.
M].
To send one of your contact's information as a vCard attachment, do the following:
then select New Message [
N]. The Compose screen appears.
then select Attach vCard. A list of all your Address Book contacts opens.
Note: If the vCard you've selected contains a lot of information, then your text message may be concatenated when sent. Check the lower left of the Compose screen to see how many "messages" your text message will be when sent.
M].
By default, for each message, the Browse Messages screen displays the sender's phone number, first few words of the message, and the date sent. If you also want to see how many unread/total messages you have, and where the messages are being stored (SIM card or device), then do the following while in the Text Messaging application:
then select Settings. The Settings screen appears.
to save your setting and return to the Browse Messages screen.
If you want a copy of each text message you send to be saved to your Sent folder, check this check box. If you change your mind at some point, select the check box to clear the check.
If you want to include the sender's original message text in your reply to that message, then do the following:
then select Settings. The Settings screen appears.
to save your setting and return to the Browse Messages screen.
You can automatically request a reply when you send a text message by selecting the check box on this screen. Note: You can always override this default setting on individual messages by selecting/clearing the Request Reply check box on the Compose screen.
then select Settings. The Settings screen appears.
to save your setting and return to the Browse Messages screen.
A "delivery report" is a message sent to your device after a text message you've sent has been successfully delivered to the recipient. You can automatically request a delivery report when you send a text message by selecting the check box on this screen. Note: You can always override this default setting on individual messages by selecting/clearing the Request Delivery Report check box on the Compose screen.
then select Settings. The Settings screen appears.
to save your setting and return to the Browse Messages screen.
You can select the way your device lets you know (or "notifies" you) when a new text message has arrived. If you have a ringtone selected, you will also receive a balloon notification in the title bar when a new message arrives. To select a notification method, do the following:
then select Settings. The Settings screen appears.
. To preview a song, keep the song highlighted for a few moments (make sure you haven't silenced your device).
Note that the category/song currently in effect is highlighted.
to save your settings.
To edit any of the 12 prewritten messages, do the following from the Settings screen:
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To restore the default messages, press Menu
and select Restore Defaults.
To reach the Text Messaging advanced settings, from the Browse Messages screen, press Menu
, then select Settings. Press Menu
again and select Advanced Settings. Two settings are available in the Advanced group box:
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