Compose Page

The Compose application enables you to create multimedia messages with image, audio, and video multimedia elements in one or more slides. You can create a slide with any combination of image and audio, or video elements. In addition, you can add text to any slide. The maximum number of slides you can include in a multimedia message is predefined by your service provider according to your user profile.

You can arrange the slides as desired, and preview the message before sending it.

Figure: Compose Page shows an example of the Compose page.

Compose Page

Table: Compose Page Information describes the information that appears in the Compose page.

Compose Page Information

Element

Description

Toolbar

Provides the following tools:

    Reset: Reverts to the previously saved version of the multimedia message you are creating.

    Save as Draft: Saves the multimedia message you are creating as a draft in the Drafts folder. You can continue editing the message later from the point at which it was saved. For more information, see Saving a Multimedia Message.

    Save as Template: Saves the multimedia message you are composing as a template in the _STMA folder in your Private Album. You can use this template as is for new multimedia messages. For more information, see Saving a Multimedia Message.

    Send: Opens the Send message page where you can define the recipients, and other message delivery settings, and then send the message. For more information, see Sending a Multimedia Message.

    Preview Message: Opens the multimedia viewer where you can preview your message at it would appear on the recipient’s handset. For more information, see Previewing a Multimedia Message in Creating a Multimedia Message.

 

Slides

Shows thumbnail views of each slide that you create. The buttons on the Slides toolbar enable you to arrange the slides in the multimedia message. For more information, see Arranging Multimedia Slides.

Play Message Screen

Enables you to play the message you received when replying to or forwarding it. For more information, see Creating a Multimedia Message.

Image, Video, Audio

Enables you to add image, audio, and video media clips to the slides you are creating, either from the multimedia albums or from your computer. For more information, see Creating Multimedia Slides.

Text

Enables you to add text to the slide you are creating. For more information, see Creating Multimedia Slides.

Summary

Shows information on the complete multimedia message, such as the number of slides the message comprises, the duration of the selected slide, the duration of the multimedia message, and the size of the multimedia message.

Position text above/below

Enables you to position the text on the slide (if any) either above or below the media element. For more information, see Creating Multimedia Slides.

Show standard/

advanced options

Enables you to control media elements in slides. The default setting is to Show standard options.

Selecting Show advanced options gives you additional options to control media elements in slides. For example, you can specify when the media element should appear on the slide and the duration that the media element remains on the slide. For more information, see Creating Multimedia Slides.

 

Parent Topic: The MMBox Interface

Related Information:

MMBox Access

Inbox Page

Folders Page

Search Messages Page

Settings Page

Multimedia Album Page