Samsung Galaxy Avant - Manual (Page 36)

Section 5: Messages 31
Message Options
Options before composing a message
1. From the Home screen, tap Messages.
2. Before composing a message, select Search.
● Search: Allows you to search through all of your messages for a certain word or string of words. Use the
onscreen keypad to enter a word or phrase in which to search. For more information, refer to “Message
Search” on page 32.
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From the main Message screen, tap Menu to display additional messaging options:
● Select: Allows you to select desired messages.
● Delete: Deletes the entire message and its bubbles.
● Draft messages: Displays the draft messages folder and its contents.
● Locked messages: Displays the locked messages folder and its contents.
● Scheduled messages: Displays the scheduled messages folder and its contents.
● Spam messages: Displays the spam messages folder and its contents.
● Quick responses: Displays your available preset text message reply templates. For more information, refer to
“Quick Responses” on page 34.
● Font size: Allows you to configure the font size in use within your Messages application.
● Settings: Allows you to access Messaging settings. For more information, refer to “Messages Settings” on
page 32.
● Help: Provides onscreen help information.
3. From the Messages screen list, touch and hold an on-screen message and select an option:
● Add to spam numbers: Allows you to tag a number as spam so that these messages can be directly
delivered to your spam folder.
● Delete: Deletes the entire message and its bubbles.
Options while in a current message
1. From the Home screen, tap Messages.
2. From within an open message, tap either Call to dial the current message phone number or
tap Menu to display additional messaging options:
3. From within an open message, tap either:
● Call to dial the current message phone number.
● Delete to delete any message thread. Select the messages to delete and a green check mark will
appear next to the message. Tap Delete.
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Tap Menu to display additional messaging options:
● View contact: Allows you to view the existing contact details for the current sender.
● Add to contacts: Allows you to add the sender to either a new or existing Contacts entry.
● Quick responses: Displays your available preset text message reply templates. For more information, refer to
“Quick Responses” on page 34.
● Add recipient: Allows you to enter additional recipients to the message.
● Insert smiley: Allows you to add insert smiley icons images (emoticons).
● Add subject: Allows you to enter a subject.
● Preview (only in MMS): Allows you to add preview the MMS message prior to delivery.
● Add slide: Converts an SMS message into an MMS (Multimedia) message and allows you to attach an
existing slideshow.
● Schedule message: Allows you to schedule a time for the current message to be delivered.
● Duration (5 sec) (only in MMS): Allows you to change the duration of the image slideshow.
● Layout (bottom) (only in MMS): Allows you to change the layout.
● Add to/Remove from priority senders: Assigns or removes the current recipient’s phone number to/from a
priority list for message delivery.
● Add to/Remove from spam numbers: Assigns or removes the current recipient’s phone number to/from the
list of spam numbers.
Note: Priority senders appear at the top of the main Messages screen.
● Discard: Closes the current open message.
● Font size: Allows you to configure the font size in use within your Messages application.
Viewing Newly Received Messages
When you receive a message, your phone notifies you by displaying within the Notification area at the
top left of your Home screen.
To read a message:
1. Open the Notification Bar and select the message. For more information, refer to “Notification Panel” on page
10.
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From the Home screen, tap Messages then tap the new message to view its contents. The selected
message displays on the screen.
2. Tap to play a multimedia message.
● To pause playback of the multimedia message, tap .
3. In a single motion, touch and drag up or down the page to scroll through the message (if additional pages
were added).
Message Threads
Sent and received text and picture messages are grouped into message threads. Threaded messages allow
you to see all the messages exchanged (similar to a chat program) and displays a contact on the screen.
Message threads are listed in the order in which they were received, with the latest message displayed at the
top.
To reply to a text message:
1. From the Home screen, tap Messages.
2. While the message is open, tap the Enter message field and then type your reply message.
3. Compose your reply.
4. Tap
Send to deliver your reply.
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Tap Menu and then select one of the available message options.