Using Simtext
Simtext has been designed to work very much like normal SMS. The best way to become familiar with it is just to try sending and receiving messages. The details below will help you if you get stuck.
This chapter contains the following:
Composing and sending messages
To compose a message, open Simtext and select Create Message (on the
Simtext main menu).
You will then be taken to the ‘Create message’ screen, where
you can type the contents of your message. To change the input type between
predictive text, manual input, lower/upper case, press the key containing
? and #. Once you have composed the message that you wish to send,
select Options > Send.
You will then be taken to the ‘Phone number’ screen, where
you can manually enter the number of the message recipient or select from
your contact list. Should you wish to enter a number from your Simtext
contact list, simply select Options > Simtext contacts. If you would like
to enter a contact from your phones contact list, select Options > Search.
Once you have entered the number of the person who you wish to receive
the message, select Options > Send.
You will then be taken to the ‘Recipients’ screen. This screen
enables you to select multiple message recipients. If you wish to send
the message at this point, simply select Options > Send. If you
wish to select additional recipients select Options > Add recipient.
This process can be repeated as many times as you wish.
Message personalisation
Unlike traditional SMS messages, Simtext messages can be customised by:
1. Setting the message colour
2. Inserting graphics
Setting the message’s colour: To change
the colour of a Simtext message that you’re composing, select Options
> Colour-text, when you are on the ‘Create message’ screen.
You will then be presented with two options:
Text
Background
To change the colour of the message text or background press Select scroll
to the colour that you wish the message to be changed to, then press Select
again.
To preview the colour changes select Options > Preview, whilst on
the ‘Create message’ screen.
Inserting Graphics: Graphics can be inserted
into Simtext messages when the message is being composed, by selecting
Options > Insert emoticon, whilst on the ‘Create message’
screen.
To preview the changes select Options > Preview, whilst on the ‘Create
message’ screen.
Collecting your messages
Unlike traditional SMS messages that are 'pushed' to your
phone, Simtext messages are collected at a time that is convenient to
you.
To collect your Simtext messages simply go to Inbox > Check messages.
Using your Simtext phonebook
The Simtext phonebook works in the same way as your normal phonebook.
However, your Simtext phone book is stored on the Simtext Server, which
means that you can update your contacts online and should you ever lose
your phone you won't lose your contacts.
To add a contact to your Simtext Phonebook, select ‘Simtext contacts’
on the Simtext main menu. Then select Options > Add contact. You will
then be taken to the ‘Contact name’ page. Here you should
enter the name of your friend e.g. Peter, then select Options > OK.
You will then need to enter the number of your friend into the ‘Contact
number’ page, and once you have done so, select Options > OK.
Once you have entered the number of you friend you will be taken back to the
'Contacts' folder. As you will see the contact that you have
just entered will have a red dot next to them. The next time that you
send or receive a message, this red dot will either remain the same, which
means that this contact doesn't have Simtext installed on their
mobile, or it will change to a green dot, which means that they are a
Simtext user. If your friend has a green dot next to their contact name,
you can begin to send them Simtext messages straight away. If they have
a red dot send them a Simtext and we'll invite them to join. Give them
a call to help them set up Simtext and you'll be able to send messages
to each other in minutes.
Using Multi Mode
Multi mode is a unique way of reducing the amount that you are charged
for sending messages. This works by reducing the amount of data that you
transfer from your phone over GPRS. To use multi mode, all you need to
do is compose and store several messages on your phone, and then send
them all at once.
To use Multi Mode, compose a message and set its recipient(s) as normal.
You will then need to mark the message as a Multi Mode item. To do this
go the 'Recipients' page and select Options
> Multi Mode.
The message will then be moved to the Unsent Items folder, and you will
be taken to the Simtext main menu. If you then open the Unsent Items folder,
you will notice that the message has an envelope icon with a small 'M'
graphic next to it, which indicates that the message is a Multi Mode item.
You can mark as many messages as 'Multi Mode items' as you
wish.
Once you have composed two or more individual messages and marked them
as Multi Mode items in the Unsent Items folder, they can all be sent at
once. To send the Multi Mode items, open the Unsent Items folder and select
Options > Send Multi
Msgs.
You can additionally set any message that exists within the Unsent Items
folder to be a Multi Mode item. This is achieved by first scrolling to
the message, and then selecting
Options > Mark Multi Mode.
If a selection of messages in your Unsent Items folder are marked Multi
Mode, and you close Simtext, these items will be set back to normal unsent
items. However, if this happens you can simply re-mark these messages
as Multi Mode items in the way described above.
Using Distribution lists
To create a distribution list, open Distribution List on the Simtext
main menu, and select Add list. You will then be taken to a screen titled
‘Create list’, where you need to enter the list name. Once
you have done so, select Options > OK.
You will then be taken back to the ‘Distribution list’ folder,
where you will see the distribution list that you have just created. To
enter the numbers of your friends into the list, first select Options
> View list, then Add. You will then be taken to the contacts folder
where you can select the friends that you want to include. To select a
friend scroll to their name and select Options > OK. You will then
be taken back to the distribution list where you will see the contact
that you have just entered.
To enter contacts into a distribution list you must first enter them
into your contacts folder (Simtext Phonebook).
To send a message to the distribution list, first compose a message and
select Send. Whilst on the ‘Phone number’ screen select Options
> Distribution list, and you will be taken to the distribution
list folder, where you can choose the relevant list by selecting Options
> Add. You will then be taken to the ’Recipients’ screen,
where the distribution list will be included. You can add as many distribution
lists as you like, and even send multiple lists at the same time.
Using My folders
Sorry, the Simtext 'My folders' option is not available on this mobile
model.
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