To Send and Receive Texts

1. From the Home screen, tap Messaging.
2. Or if you don’t have the Messaging icon on the home screen anymore, you need to tap Apps -> Messaging.
3. Now tap the New Message icon located at the upper right side of the screen.
4. You can either enter the desired phone number or select the contact from the drop down menu.
5. Tap the message field and write the message that you want to send.
6. Tap the Send icon located at the bottom right side when finished.
7. The message should now be sent.
8. To open the messaging app, press the Home key.
9. If you want to open a text message that you received, tap Messaging from the home screen.
10. Select the message thread you want to see.
11. The message will now be displayed.

To Send and Receive MMS


1. From the Home screen, tap Messaging.
2. Tap the New Message icon located at the upper right side of the screen.
3. Enter the desired phone number.
4. Or select the contact from the drop down menu.
5. If you wish, you can enter a message in the text field.
6. After that, tap the Attach icon located at the lower right side of the screen.
7. Tap Images.
8. Select the image that you want to send.
9. Tap the Send icon located at the lower right side of the screen.
10. The MMS should now be sent.

To read an MMS – tap Messaging from the home screen – select the message thread that you want to see -> tap the attachment to see it in full size.

If you want to save the attachment
-> tap and hold it and then choose Save attachment from the Menu -> tap the attachment that you want to save and tap Save again.

To Send and Receive Emails

To send emails:

1. From the Home screen, tap Email.
2. If you don’t have the Email icon on the home screen anymore, tap Apps -> Email.
3. Tap the Compose icon located at the upper right side of the screen.
4. In the To field –> enter the desired email address.
5. In the Subject field –> write the subject of your email.
6. In the text field –> enter the desired message.
7. If you want to also include an attachment to your email, tap the Attach icon located at the top right side of the screen.
8. Select the attachment type that you want to send – Images, Video, Audio, etc. For the purpose if this tutorial, let’s say you choose Images.
9. Select the desired album.
10. Select the image that you want to send.
11. You may be asked to select the image size –> select the desired size and tap OK.
12. When you’re finished attaching the files, tap the Send icon.
13. The email should then be sent.

To read the received emails:

1. From the Home screen, tap Email.
2. Tap the Refresh icon to see any new emails.
3. Select the desired email.
4. You should now be able to see the massage.
5. If the email has an attachment – tap the Attachment icon to open it.
6. You need to tap to begin downloading the attachment. After the attachment is downloaded, tap again to open it.
7. To save the attachment – tap the Save icon located to the right of the attachment.
8. If the received email has more than one attachment, you will see a Save all option.


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