Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia Lumia 720

Read text messages - Nokia Lumia 720

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A text message is a message that can be sent to other mobile phones. If you can't send and receive text messages as soon as you've inserted your SIM, you need to set up your phone for text messaging.

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Read text message

Press the message icon.

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Read text message

Press the required sender.

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Step 3 of 13

Select option

You have a number of options when you've read the text message:
Reply to text message, go to 2a.
Forward text message, go to 2b.
Delete text message, go to 2c.

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2a - Reply to text message

Press type a text message.

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2a - Reply to text message

Write the required text and press the send icon.

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2b - Forward text message

Press and hold the required text message until a pop-up menu is displayed.

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2b - Forward text message

Press forward.
Key in the first letters of the required contact.
Matching contacts are displayed.

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2b - Forward text message

Press the required contact.

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2b - Forward text message

Press the send icon.

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2c - Delete text message

Press and hold the required text message until a pop-up menu is displayed.

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2c - Delete text message

Press delete.

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2c - Delete text message

Press delete to confirm.

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Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

Read text message

Press the message icon.
Press the required sender.

Select option

You have a number of options when you've read the text message:
Reply to text message, go to 2a.
Forward text message, go to 2b.
Delete text message, go to 2c.
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2a - Reply to text message

Press type a text message.
Write the required text and press the send icon.

2b - Forward text message

Press and hold the required text message until a pop-up menu is displayed.
Press forward.
Key in the first letters of the required contact.
Matching contacts are displayed.
Press the required contact.
Press the send icon.

2c - Delete text message

Press and hold the required text message until a pop-up menu is displayed.
Press delete.
Press delete to confirm.

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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