your smartphone for viewing in the Photos application. Animated GIF files appear as JPG files in the Messaging app.

1Open Messaging .

2Tap a conversation to view messages.

3To view an attached file in a multimedia message: Tap a music, video or vCard file name.

4Attached pictures are displayed within the message. To view an attached picture: Tap the picture and tap View. Tap Copy To Photos to save an attached JPG picture.

5(Optional) Do any of the following from the body of the message:

•To call a number: Tap the number and tap .

•To add a number to Contacts: Tap and hold the number and tap Add to Contacts. Tap Save As New to create a new contact or tap Add To Existing to add this number to an existing contact.

•To send an email: Tap the email address.

•To go to a web address: Tap it.

Add a contact from a text or multimedia message

To add a message sender as a contact:

1In Conversations view, tap a conversation with someone who is not a contact.

2Tap the header at the top of the screen.

3Tap Add To Contacts.

4Tap one of the following:

Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the number.

Add To Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the number to.

Forward a message

1In a conversation, tap a message.

2Do one of the following:

•To forward the message through Messaging: Tap Forward and enter the recipient's number or address in the To field.

•To forward the message in an email: Tap Forward Via Email and enter the recipient's name or email address in the To field.

3(Optional) Tap the message text and edit the text.

4Tap .

Copy messages

You can copy an individual message as plain text. You can also copy the contents of an entire conversation.

1Open Messaging .

2Tap a conversation.

3Do one of the following:

•To copy the entire conversation: Open the application menu, tap Edit and tap Copy All.

•To copy a single message: Tap the message and tap Copy Text.

View a contact's information from a message

•In a conversation, tap the header of a message received from a contact to open the contact entry.

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