Multimedia messages
Select Menu > Communic. > Messaging.
Only devices that have compatible features can receive
and display multimedia messages. The appearance of a
message may vary depending on the receiving device.
A multimedia message (MMS) can contain text and objects
such as images, sound clips, or video clips. Before you can
send or receive multimedia messages on your device, you
must define the multimedia message settings. Your device
may have recognised the SIM card provider and
automatically configured the multimedia message
settings. If not, use Settings wizard, or contact your service
provider for the correct settings. See "Multimedia message
settings", p. 55.
Create and send multimedia
messages
Important: Exercise caution when opening
messages. Messages may contain malicious software or
otherwise be harmful to your device or PC.
1. To create a new message, select New message >
Multimedia message.
2. In the To field, enter a recipient's number or e-mail
address, or press the scroll key to add a recipient from
Contacts. If you enter more than one number or e-mail
address, separate them with a semicolon.
3. In the Subject field, enter a subject for the message.
To change the fields that are visible, select Options >
Address fields.
4. Enter the text of the message, and select Options >
Insert object to add media objects. You can add
objects such as Image, Sound clip, or Video clip.
The wireless network may limit the size of MMS
messages. If the inserted picture exceeds this limit, the
device may make it smaller so that it can be sent by
MMS.
5. Each slide of your message can contain only one video
or sound clip. To add more slides to your message,
select Options > Insert new > Slide. To change the
order of slides in your message, select Options >
Move.
6. To preview a multimedia message before sending it,
select Options > Preview.
7. Select Options > Send.
To delete an object from a multimedia message, select
Options > Remove.
To set the sending options for the current multimedia
message, select Options > Sending options.
Receive and reply to
multimedia messages
Important: Exercise caution when opening
messages. Messages may contain malicious software or
otherwise be harmful to your device
Tip: If you receive multimedia messages that
contain objects unsupported by your device, you
cannot open them. Try to send these objects to
another device such as a computer, and open them
there.
1. To reply to a multimedia message, open the message,
and select Options > Reply.
2. Select Options and To sender to reply to the sender
with a multimedia message, Via text message to
reply with a text message, Via audio message to reply
with an audio message, or Via e-mail to reply with an
e-mail message.
Tip: To add recipients to your reply, select
Options > Add recipient to select the
recipients of the message from Contacts, or
enter the recipients' phone numbers or e-mail
addresses manually in the To field.
3. Enter the text of the message, and select Options >
Send.
Create presentations
Creating multimedia presentations is not possible if the
MMS creation mode setting is set to Restricted. To
change the setting, select Messaging > Options >
Settings > Multimedia message > MMS creation
mode > Free.
1. To create a presentation, select New message >
Multimedia message.
2. In the To field, enter a recipient's number or e-mail
address, or press the scroll key to add a recipient from
Contacts. If you enter more than one number or e-mail
address, separate them with a semicolon.
3. Select Options > Create presentation and a
presentation template. A template may define which
media objects you can include in the presentation,
where they appear, and which effects are displayed
between images and slides.
4. Scroll to the text area and enter the text.
5. To insert images, sound, video, or notes in your
presentation, scroll to the corresponding object area,
and select Options > Insert.
6. To add slides, select Insert > New slide.
To select the background colour for the presentation and
background images for different slides, select Options >
Background settings.
To set effects between images or slides, select Options >
Effect settings.
To preview the presentation, select Options > Preview.
Multimedia presentations may only be viewed in
compatible devices that support presentations. They may
appear different in different devices.
View presentations
To view a presentation, open the multimedia message
from the Inbox folder. Scroll to the presentation, and press
the scroll key.
To pause the presentation, press either selection key.
To resume playing the presentation, select Options >
Continue.
If the text or images are too large to fit on the display,
select Options > Activate scrolling, and scroll to see the
entire presentation.
To find phone numbers and e-mail or web addresses in the
presentation, select Options > Find. You may use these
numbers and addresses to make calls, send messages, or
create bookmarks, for example.
View and save multimedia
attachments
To view multimedia messages as complete presentations,
open the message, and select Options > Play
presentation.
Tip: To view or play a multimedia object in a
multimedia message, select View image, Play
sound clip, or Play video clip.
To view the name and size of an attachment, open the
message, and select Options > Objects.
To save a multimedia object, select Options > Objects,
the object, and Options > Save.
Forward a multimedia
message
Open Inbox, scroll to a multimedia notification, and press
the scroll key. To send the message to a compatible device
without retrieving it to your device, select Options >
Forward. If the server does not support multimedia
message forwarding, this option is not available.
1. In the To field, enter a recipient's number or e-mail
address, or press the scroll key to add a recipient from
Contacts. If you enter more than one number or e-mail
address, separate them with a semicolon.
2. Edit the message, if desired, and select Options >
Send.
Tip: To edit the delivery settings of the message,
select Options > Sending options.
Send a sound clip
1. To compose an audio message, select New
message > Audio message.
2. In the To field, enter a recipient's number or e-mail
address, or press the scroll key to add a recipient from
Contacts. If you enter more than one number or e-mail
address, separate them with a semicolon.
3. Select Options > Insert sound clip, and select
whether to record a sound clip or select one from
Gallery.
4. Select Options > Send.
Sending options for
multimedia messages
Select New message > Multimedia message >
Options > Sending options and from the following
options:
• Receive report — Select Yes if you want to receive a
notification when the message has been successfully
delivered to the recipient. Receiving a delivery report
of a multimedia message that has been sent to an email
address may not be possible.
• Message validity — Select how long the messaging
centre tries to send the message. If the recipient of a
message cannot be reached within the validity period,
the message is removed from the multimedia
messaging centre. The network must support this
feature. Maximum time is the maximum amount of
time allowed by the network.
• Priority — Set the sending priority to High,
or Low.
