Manage messages, Adjust message settings | Alcatel 918D instruction

4.1.2Manage messages

When receiving a message, an icon will appear on status bar as notification. Drag down the status bar to open Notification panel, touch the new message to open and read it. The SIM name on the lower right corner indicates which SIM card received/sent the message. You can also access the Messaging application and touch the message to open.

Messages are displayed in conversational order.

To reply to a message, touch the current message to enter message- composing screen, enter the text, then touch . For dual SIM model, touch to select the SIM card for sending.

To return to the message list from a text message thread, press Menu key and then touch More\All threads.

Touch and hold a message in message details screen.The following message options are available for selection:

Forward

Touch to forward the message to another recipient.

Lock/Unlock Touch to lock/unlock the message so it can/can’t

messagebe deleted if you reach maximum number of stored messages.

View message Touch to view details of the message. details

Delete message Delete the current message.

Copy message text Copy the current message content.You can paste it to the enter bar of the new message you are going to compose.

Save message to Touch to save the SMS to the SIM card.

SIM card

4.1.3Adjust message settings

You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application screen, press Menu key and touch Settings.

Storage settings
• Delete old	Select to delete old messages when the maximum
messages	number of stored messages is reached.

•Text message limit Touch to set number of text messages to save.

•Multimedia Touch to set number of multimedia messages to

message limit

save.

Text message (SMS) settings

•Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each text message you send.

•Manage SIM card Touch to manage text messages stored on your

messages

SIM card.

•Edit quick text Touch to add custom quick text.

•SMS Service Touch to view service center number. center

•SMS storage Touch to set SMS storage location in Phone or

location

SIM card.

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Alcatel 918D manual Manage messages, Adjust message settings

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