Apple iPad iOS 5.1 - Manual (Page 50)

Editing conversations
If you want to keep just part of a conversation, you can delete the parts you don’t want. You can
also delete entire conversations from the Messages list.
Edit a conversation: Tap Edit, select the parts to delete, then tap Delete.
Clear all text and attachments,
without deleting the conversation Tap Edit, then tap Clear All.
Delete a conversation Swipe the conversation, then tap Delete.
Searching messages
You can search the content of conversations in the Messages list.
Search a conversation: Tap the search field, then enter the text you’re looking for.
You can also search conversations from the Home screen. See “Searching” on page 32.
50 Chapter 6 Messages