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72 Chapter 6 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging
2Tap New Conversation. Tap the To field and do one of the following
to address the message:
• Enter a contact’s first or last name or initials, screen name, phone
number, or email address. When you enter a contact name,
favorites appear at the top of the search results (see Create a
favorite). Tap the phone number, IM account name, or email
address you want to use to send the message when it appears.
• Tap to open your full contact list. Tap the contact you want.
• Enter a phone number for a recipient who is not a contact.
• Do you need to enter a short code that contains letters—for
example, to text a vote to a TV poll or to make a donation to a
charity? Use the keyboard to enter it; just tap the letter keys and
tap the code that appears under Short Code. This is not the same
as dialing a number that is expressed as letters—for example,
(555) 256 TALK. To dial a number like this, you must use the
Phone app’s dial pad and tap the numbers that correspond to the
letters T,A,L,K— which would be 8255.
3 (Optional) Tap the To field and repeat step 2 to enter additional
recipients.
4Tap Enter message here, enter the message text, and tap Enter.
Receive and view text messages
NOTE If your device is connected to compatible webOS smartphone and you
receive a message that contains multimedia attachments, such as pictures,
videos, animated GIFs, music files, or vCards, a notification is displayed, saying
“New MMS on your phone”. You must open the message on your smartphone
to view the attachment.
1 Open Messaging .
2 Tap a conversation to view messages.
3 (Optional) Do any of the following from the body of the message:
• To call a number: Tap the number, and tap . This feature is
available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP
webOS smartphone or you have a video calling account set up on
your device (see How can I make and receive calls with my HP
TouchPad?).
• To add a number to Contacts: Tap the number, and tap Add to
Contacts.
• To send an email: Tap the email address.
• To go to a web address: Tap it.
Add a contact from a text message
To add a message sender as a contact:
1 In Conversations view, tap a conversation with someone who is not a
contact.
2 Tap the header at the top of the screen.
3Tap Add to contacts.
4 Tap one of the following:
Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the number.
Add To Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the number to.
View a contact’s information from a message
• In a conversation, tap the header of a message received from a contact
to open the contact entry.
TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a
message).