Palm Tungsten E2 Configuration manual

Brand: Palm

Model: Tungsten E2

Type: Configuration manual

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Sending and Receiving Text Messages

If you need to get a short message to a

friend or co-worker fast, send a text

message from your handheld by

means of your mobile phone (GSM

phone with IR or Bluetooth

wireless

technology required; sold separately)

to their mobile phone. Messaging is a

popular way for people to stay

connected using the text messaging

features of their mobile phone.

Benefits

• Enjoy quick communication

• Use text messaging to chat with

friends

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apter

Creating and sending a text

message

Receiving and viewing a text

message

Editing a draft text message

Setting advanced messaging

features

Related Topics

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Creating and sending a text message

Many SMS service providers charge per text message or part of a text message.

Each message or part is 160 characters. If you create a text message under 161 characters, you are

charged for one message. If you create a message that is 161 to 320 characters, you may be

charged for two messages, and so forth. A counter appears at the top of the page to indicate the

number of characters. Even though a message has more than 160 characters, the message

appears as one message to the person receiving the message.

Go to Applications and select SMS .

2 Select New.

Continued

Before You Begin

[ ! ]

Before you can send and

receive text messages:

• You must install SMS

on your computer and

handheld from the

Tungsten™ E2 software

installation CD. Insert the

CD and follow the

onscreen instructions for

installing extra software.

• You must set up a

phone connection on

your handheld to send

and receive information

wirelessly.

Key Term

SMS More commonly

known as text messages,

Short Message Service

messages can be

received by most mobile

phones.

IMPORTANT

[

! ]

Unread

message

Read

message

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3 Enter the recipient’s address using one of the following methods:

Select To Select the recipient’s name on the Mobile Number Lookup list, and

then select Add.

Enter directly Enter the recipient’s mobile phone number on the To line.

4 In the area below the To line,

enter the text of your message.

5 [ & ] OPTIONAL You can store your message in your Draft category and work

on it later:

a. Open the menus

b. Select Draft on the Message menu.

Continued

Tip

If you are concerned

about the length of your

messages, you can have

a warning appear when

multipart messages

exceed the specified

number of parts. Open

the Options menu and

select Preferences. Select

Details and then select

the number of parts from

the Warn over pick list.

Did You Know?

You can create a

signature that you use to

sign your messages by

opening the Options

menu and selecting

Preferences. Enter a

signature on the lines.

You can add your

signature to your

message by opening the

Options menu and

selecting Add Signature.

Number of characters

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6 Send your message:

Select Send Sends the current message now. Selecting Send does not send

any of the other messages in your Outbox.

Select Outbox Sends your message to the Outbox to be sent later.

Done

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Receiving and viewing a text message

Go to Applications and select SMS .

2 Select Send & Check.

3 Select the message to open and read it.

Continued

Tip

If you want to check your

messages but you don’t

want to send the

messages stored in your

Outbox, open the

Messages menu and

select Check.

Tip

You can also send all the

messages in your Outbox

by opening the Messages

menu and selecting Send.

Did You Know?

You can set an alert that

lets you know a new

message has arrived.

Open the Preferences

menu and check the Alert

sound box. Select the

Alarm pick list to choose a

sound.

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4 Store, delete, or reply to the message:

Select Done The message is kept in the Inbox.

Select Reply A new message is created with the sender’s phone number in the

To line. Any selected text is copied into the new message.

Select Delete The message is sent to the Trash category.

Archive the message You can store your message in the Archive category:

a. Open the menus

b. Select Archive on the Message menu.

Done

Did You Know?

You can change how your

messages are listed. You

can sort the messages in

order of one of the

following: Alphabetic,

Date, Phone Number, and

Status. You can also

choose to display the date

the message was

received. Open the

Options menu and select

Preferences. Select from

the Sort by pick list and

select Show date.

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Editing a draft text message

Go to Applications and select SMS .

2 Edit the message:

a. Select Draft from the categories pick list.

b. Select the message you want to edit.

c. In the message view, select Edit and edit your message.

3 Send or store the draft message:

Select Send Sends the current message now. Selecting Send does not send

any of the other messages in your Outbox.

Select Outbox Sends your message to the Outbox to be sent later.

Select Cancel Opens a dialog box that asks if you want to save the message in

the Draft category. Select Yes to keep your changes and return the message to

the Draft category. Select No to discard your changes and return the message to

the Draft category.

Done

Did You Know?

You can store your

message in your Draft

folder and work on it later

by opening the

Message

menu and selecting Draft.

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Setting advanced messaging features

Go to Applications and select SMS .

2 Go to the Preferences menu:

a. Open the menus

b. Select Options, and then select Preferences.

elect

3 [ & ] OPTIONAL Set the following parameters:

Confirm Deleted Message Indicates whether a confirmation message appears

each time you delete a message or you select the Empty Trash option from the

Message menu. To display confirmation messages, check this box.

Delete After Transfer Indicates whether data messages are deleted after you

accept the data in the appropriate application. To keep data messages after you

transfer them to the application, uncheck this box.

Continued

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4 [ & ] OPTIONAL Select Details and set the following parameters:

Leave Messages on Phone Indicates whether messages are deleted from your

phone after you download them to your handheld. To keep messages on your

phone after you transfer them to your handheld, select this box.

Return Receipt Determines whether you receive receipt confirmation notices.

To receive receipt confirmation notices, select Requested.

Expires Indicates how long unsent messages remain in your Outbox. Select

from the following options: 4 Hours, 1 Day, 1 Week, 2 Weeks, 1 Month, and

Max. Time.

Message Center Indicates whether your handheld obtains your mobile phone

service provider’s Message Center number directly from the phone, or whether

you need to enter the number manually. If your phone is already configured to

use SMS, you do not need to change this setting.

5 Select OK twice.

Done

Did You Know?

Outgoing SMS message

settings may depend on

the service offered by

your SMS carrier.

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