Samsung GH68-2863 user manual Managing Messages, From a Home screen, touch Messaging

Managing Messages

Threaded View

Messages you send and receive to the same contact, number or address are grouped together as a “thread”. Threaded messages allow you to see all the messages you exchanged with a contact, or other recipient, with the latest message displayed first.

1.From a Home screen, touch Messaging.

2.Message threads display by contact, number, or address. While viewing message threads, you have these options:

•Touch and hold a thread to choose from:

–View thread: Display the entire message thread.

–Add to contacts: Save the sender/recipient’s information as a new contact, or to update an existing contact.

–Delete thread: Erase the entire message thread.

•Press the Menu Key for these options:

–Compose: Create a new message.

–Delete threads: Touch message threads to mark them for erasure, or touch Select all to mark all message threads for erasure.

–Search: Enter characters to search messages and recipient lists.

–Settings: Configure message settings.

Message Settings

Configure message settings.

1.From a Home screen, touch Messaging.

2.Press the Menu Key, then touch Settings to set:

•Delete old messages: Touch to enable or disable automatic erasure of messages when stored message reach default limits. When disabled, the phone will prompt you to delete old messages to make room.

•Text message limit: Touch to set a limit for the number of text messages per thread.

•Multimedia message limit: Touch to set a limit for the number of multimedia messages per thread.

•Auto-retrieve: Touch to enable or disable automatic retrieval of MMS messages. When enabled, MMS messages download automatically. When disabled, the phone prompts to download new MMS messages.

•Roaming auto-retrieve: Touch to enable or disable automatic retrieval of MMS messages when in Roaming mode. When enabled, MMS messages download and display automatically. When disabled, the phone prompts you to download new MMS messages.

•Notifications: Touch to enable or disable alerts in the status bar.

•Select ringtone: Touch to select a ringtone for message alerts.

•Vibrate: Touch to enable or disable vibration for message alerts.

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