Composing an Avatar Message

Choose a fun avatar and background to decorate your message.

If you want to learn how to compose a voice message, see Composing a Voice Message.

To compose an avatar message

1. In the Inbox, tap .

2. In the Compose Message screen, select an avatar and a background. For the avatar, tap the image or tap . For the background, tap the image or tap . Swipe the images ribbon to view the available avatars or backgrounds and select the one you want and then tap Done.

Note: You can purchase an avatar or background that has a sales tag attached to it. Tap the image and then tap Buy.

Note: Additionally, when you subscribe to Premium service, you can use images from your photo gallery as custom backgrounds.

3. Record your message. Tap Record , speak into your phone and then tap Stop to stop the recording.

● You can review your message before sending it. Tap .

● If you'd like to change the pitch of the recorded message, tap and then drag the slider to adjust the voice effect high or low. Or you can set it to Off to use the normal recorded voice.

● When you play back the message you can switch from speaker mode to handset mode. Tap .

4. Address and send the message. In the To: field, select a contact, or enter a phone number or valid email address. Tap to send the message.

The message will be sent to the recipient's Visual Voicemail inbox, or as a link in a text message or email message (if the recipient does not have Visual Voicemail).