Apple MC136LL/A, MC555LL/A, MB048LL/A Editing Conversations, Using Contact Information and Links

Editing Conversations

If you want to keep a conversation but not the entire thread, you can delete the parts you don’t want. You can also delete entire conversations from the Messages list.

Edit a conversation: Tap Edit. Tap the circles along the left side to select the parts of the conversation you want to delete, then tap Delete. When you’re finished, tap Done.

Clear all text and files, without deleting the conversation: Tap Edit, then tap Clear All. Tap Clear Conversation to confirm.

Forward a conversation: Select a conversation, then tap Edit. Tap the circles on the left side of the screen to select the parts of the conversation you want to include, then tap Forward, enter one or more recipients, and tap Send.

Delete a conversation: Tap Edit, then tap next to the conversation and tap Delete. You can also swipe left or right over the conversation and tap Delete.

To show the Delete button, swipe left or right over the message.

Using Contact Information and Links

Call or email someone you’ve texted: Tap a message in the Text Messages list and scroll to the top of the conversation. (Tap the status bar to scroll quickly to the top of the screen.)

•To call the person, tap Call.

•To email the person, tap Contact Info, then tap an email address. Follow a link in a message: Tap the link.

A link may open a webpage in Safari, initiate a phone call in Phone, open a preaddressed message in Mail, or display a location in Maps. To return to your text messages, press the Home button and tap Messages.

Add someone you’ve texted to your contacts list: Tap a phone number in the Messages list, then tap “Add to Contacts.”

Send contact information: In Contacts, tap the person whose information you want to share. Tap Share Contact at the bottom of the screen, then tap MMS. Address the message and tap Send.

Save contact information received: Tap the contact bubble in the conversation and tap Create New Contact or “Add to Existing Contact.”

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