Cisco IP DECT 6800 Series User Manual

Step 4 Press New.
Step 5 Use the keypad to type your message. The length of your message displays on the bottom right corner of the
screen.
Step 6 (Optional) If you need special symbols that are not on the keypad, press Symbol or the center softkey and
choose the symbol you need.
Step 7 Press Send.
Step 8 Choose the message priority from these options:
• Normal: The message is sent in default mode.
• Urgent: The message is sent as urgent. The recipient sees an icon with an exclamation mark on the
message in their Inbox screen. You see the icon with an exclamation mark on the message in your Sent
messages screen. Messages sent as Urgent display at the top of the list.
Step 9 Choose message recipient with one of these options:
• Contacts: When you choose this option, your local contacts list is displayed and you can select a contact.
• Enter number: When you choose this option, you enter a phone number in the next screen.
• Central Directory: When you choose this option, the central phone directory is displayed and you can
select a contact.
The full phone number must be used for text messages. For example, if your contact has an internal extension
8902 and an external number of +2345678902, you must use +2345678902.
Step 10 Press Send.
Step 11 Press OK.
Reply to a Text Message Immediately
When you receive a text message, you can reply to it quickly from the text message screen. You can also reply
later from the text message history.
Procedure
Step 1 Press Reply.
Step 2 Use the keypad to type your message. The length of your message displays on the bottom right corner of the
screen
Step 3 (Optional) If you need special symbols that are not on the keypad, press Symbol or the center softkey and
select the symbol you need.
Step 4 (Optional) Press Clear or the right softkey to delete the last character of your message.
Step 5 Press Send.
Step 6 Choose the message priority from these options:
• Normal: The message is sent in default mode.
• Urgent: The message is sent as urgent. The recipient sees an icon with an exclamation mark on the
message in their Inbox screen. You see the icon with an exclamation mark on the message in your Sent
messages screen. Messages sent as Urgent display at the top of the list.
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Cisco IP DECT 6800 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	IP DECT 6800 Series
Category	Handsets
Language	English