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ArcSoft MMS Composer - TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 MESSAGE BOXES 3 CREATING A MESSAGE 5 VIEWING A MESSAGE 9 SENDING A MESSAGE 10 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 11 -1-
ArcSoft MMS Composer - INTRODUCTION Welcome to ArcSoft MMS Composer! In no time you’ll be able to create and share your own MMS messages, complete with photos, videos, text, and audio. EXITING MMS COMPOSER To quit, tap the “X” in the top-right corner of the screen while viewing any message box. STARTING MMS COMPOSER To start the program, choose “Start,” then select “Programs.” Choose “MMS Composer.” THE “TODAY” SCREEN The “Today” screen offers another way of accessing MMS Composer.
ArcSoft MMS Composer - MESSAGE BOXES When the program starts, it will take you to your message boxes. Use the pull-down to select the one you wish to view. The various message boxes are: Drafts: Stores work-in-progress messages. Inbox: Stores messages that you receive. Outbox: Stores messages that are currently being sent, or those that were unable to be sent. Sent: Stores messages that have been successfully sent.
ArcSoft MMS Composer THE MENU The menu at the bottom of the screen contains two options, “New” and “Tools”: New: Choose this option to create a new message (see the next section for details). Tools: When you select this, you will be given two choices: “Options” and “About.” The latter simply displays copyright and program information. Choose “Options” to view and alter the various program settings: Connect Via: Select your type of Internet connection from the pull-down.
ArcSoft MMS Composer - CREATING A MESSAGE Messages are created by combining various slides. Each slide can consist of a photo or video, audio, and text. Here’s a quick run-down of the Create screen: 1. Use this pull-down to select a specific slide in your message. (Remember, messages can consist of multiple slides.) 2. This pull-down allows you to select the position of any added text. 3. Tap here to choose a photo or video. 4. Tap here to input a text message. 5. Tap here to include an audio clip. 6.
ArcSoft MMS Composer - Takes you to the previous screen. - Displays photos/videos as a file list. - Displays thumbnails (as shown here). - Displays individual photos. - Lets you capture a new photo or video. When capturing a photo, press the Action button on your device to take a snapshot. When recording video, press the Action button to begin recording. Press it again to stop. ADDING TEXT You can add text to any slide. You can either enter in new text with the keyboard, or use “canned” text.
ArcSoft MMS Composer ADDING AUDIO Single audio clips can be added to each slide. You can either include an existing sound file, or record a new one. 1. From the pull-down, select a location that contains audio files. 2. Tap the file you’d like to use. You can view file information similarly to the way you can with photos and videos. Tap and hold on a file, then choose “File info” (you can also delete the file). The file name, duration, date, and size are shown.
ArcSoft MMS Composer Tap and drag a slide to change its position. Alternately, you can tap and hold on the slide you want to move, then choose whether to move it forward or backward (you can also choose to delete it from the message altogether). You can also adjust a slide’s display time. Tap the respective arrow to decrease/increase the time. If audio is included, you can’t adjust the time (the slide will display for the duration of the included audio).
ArcSoft MMS Composer - VIEWING A MESSAGE You have several options when viewing a message that you receive, or previewing a message that you create. Use the playback controls (Play/Pause, Stop) to view the message. You can pause it anytime during playback. Tap “Objects” to see a list of each file. If you’d like to save a particular file, tap it, then choose “Save” from the Tools menu. You can also view the message components manually. Use the navigation buttons to scroll through the message.
ArcSoft MMS Composer - SENDING A MESSAGE Now that you’ve finished creating your message and you’ve tapped the Send button, all you need to do is enter a little bit of information: 1. Enter in the recipient’s phone number. Tap “To Phone” to see your phone book. 2. Enter in the recipient’s email address. Tap “To Email” to see your address book. 3. Enter in a subject of your message. When you’re ready, tap “Send.” Otherwise, tap “Cancel.
ArcSoft MMS Composer - TECHNICAL SUPPORT N. America ArcSoft, Inc. 46601 Fremont Blvd Fremont, CA 94538 Tel: 1.510.440.9901 Fax: 1.510.440.1270 Web: www.arcsoft.com Europe Unit 14, Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland Tel: +353 (0) 61-702087 Fax: +353 (0) 61-702001 Email: eurosupport@arcsoft.com Japan ArcSoft Japan 9F, 1-21-9, Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0022, Japan Tel: +81-3-5795-1392 Fax: +81-3-5795-1397 Web: www.arcsoft.jp Email: support@arcsoft.
