My shortcut for Messaging...
- It's been two weeks with my Pearl and I'm still learning...
To compose a new E-mail or Text Message (default):
1) Scroll the icons
2) Select the Address Book icon
3) Scroll down the list and highlight the person
4) Click the Menu button
5) Scroll down the Menu options
6) Select Email... or SMS...
*** MY SHORTCUT ***
First, re-assign the left (or right) shortcut button to "Compose" (You can do that under Options | Screen/Keyboard).
To compose a new E-mail or Text Message (with my shortcut):
1) Press the shortcut button
2) Scroll down the list and highlight the person
3) Press the trackball
NOTE: I found that the Pearl remembers the last action you did for each person -- It keeps track which one you did last time (E-mail, SMS, or Call). When you hit the trackball, it will automatically initiate the last action (E-mail, SMS, or Call) for that person. So beware that if the last time you called the person, it will start dialing when you hit the trackball!
I have found this shortcut to be very useful since I like to text a lot. It is half the steps and saves a lot of time. I also started creating Groups in my Address Book so I can automatically send text messages to multiple people at once! I use my shortcut to SMS Text my groups!
This phone is great!Last edited by Impulss; 12-12-07 at 08:15 PM.
12-12-07 08:13 PMLike 0 - 12-27-07 08:43 PMLike 0
- It's been two weeks with my Pearl and I'm still learning...
To compose a new E-mail or Text Message (default):
1) Scroll the icons
2) Select the Address Book icon
3) Scroll down the list and highlight the person
4) Click the Menu button
5) Scroll down the Menu options
6) Select Email... or SMS...
*** MY SHORTCUT ***
First, re-assign the left (or right) shortcut button to "Compose" (You can do that under Options | Screen/Keyboard).
To compose a new E-mail or Text Message (with my shortcut):
1) Press the shortcut button
2) Scroll down the list and highlight the person
3) Press the trackball
NOTE: I found that the Pearl remembers the last action you did for each person -- It keeps track which one you did last time (E-mail, SMS, or Call). When you hit the trackball, it will automatically initiate the last action (E-mail, SMS, or Call) for that person. So beware that if the last time you called the person, it will start dialing when you hit the trackball!
I have found this shortcut to be very useful since I like to text a lot. It is half the steps and saves a lot of time. I also started creating Groups in my Address Book so I can automatically send text messages to multiple people at once! I use my shortcut to SMS Text my groups
This phone is great!05-17-08 11:10 AMLike 0 - If you get a text from one of your kids, when you're on the text in the message list or in the text message itself, hit the QW key. It's a quick key for replying. You can use it for any message type.05-17-08 05:11 PMLike 0
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- For you guys who text a lot, theres an app called LaunchPads. I set it to run off one of my side buttons. Its set up so that when I click the side button I get 8-10 buttons of my favourite contacts to text and email (and I've also set up a "new text" and "new email"). Its the fastest way to text and email out and always "remembers", not like the compose shortcut which only remembers the last thing you did.
LaunchPads does have all sorts of choices (browser, calendar etc) but I just use it for creating texts and emails.11-25-08 10:55 AMLike 0
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