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WebLurker - 28 Aug 2005 02:41 GMT

Is there a way to enter a carriage return in a text message so that the next
character begins on a new line?

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flip - 28 Aug 2005 17:14 GMT

>Is there a way to enter a carriage return in a text message so that the next
>character begins on a new line?

I don't know what phone you are using but text messages allow so many
characters on a line, so if you keep adding spaces until the cursor jumps
to the next line, that should do it.

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WebLurker - 28 Aug 2005 20:26 GMT

two problems with this solution.
a) it takes forever to keep hitting spaces
b) each space is one less character I type - max 160
thanks any way

> >Is there a way to enter a carriage return in a text message so that the next
> >character begins on a new line?
>
> I don't know what phone you are using but text messages allow so many
> characters on a line, so if you keep adding spaces until the cursor jumps
> to the next line, that should do it.

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Jud Hardcastle - 28 Aug 2005 21:03 GMT

> two problems with this solution.
> a) it takes forever to keep hitting spaces
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> > characters on a line, so if you keep adding spaces until the cursor jumps
> > to the next line, that should do it.

My Nokia 6340i includes a hard carriage return (icon is the bent arrow
like on the enter key of a keyboard) as one of the symbols you can
insert by pressing * when entering the message body. I just tested it
and it works, both to a sms number and to an email address. First time
I've ever used it in all the hundreds of sms messages I've sent over the
years :-)

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flip - 28 Aug 2005 23:24 GMT

>> two problems with this solution.
>> a) it takes forever to keep hitting spaces
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>I've ever used it in all the hundreds of sms messages I've sent over the
>years :-)

I just tried it on my Moto V3. If I press the * quickly it adds a space and
if I hold it down it goes to the next line immediately.

Thanks.

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Wedgemaster - 01 Sep 2005 20:20 GMT

Holding down the asterisk "*" key also works on the V551.

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