Samsung CAPTIVATE SGH-I897 - Manual (Page 93)

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Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive different types of
messages. It also includes the features and functionality
associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
• Text Messages
• Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages
• IM Messages
• Email and Gmail Messages
• Google Talk
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text
messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses.
To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and
receive multimedia messages (such as picture, video, and audio
messages) to and from other mobile phones or email addresses.
To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s multimedia message service.
Important!: When creating a message, adding an image, a sound file, or a
video clip to a text message changes the message from a text
message to a multimedia message.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and
indicate when messages are received and their type. For more
information, refer to “Indicator Icons” on page 14.
Creating and Sending Messages
1. From the main Home screen, touch Messaging ➔
New message .
Note: The main Home screen initially contains the Messaging icon. If you
delete it, or if you want to access Messaging from another Home
screen, you must touch Applications
➔ Messaging .
2. Tap on the To field to manually enter a recipient or tap on
one of the following buttons:
• Recent: to select a recipient from a list of recently sent messages.
• Contacts: to select a recipient from your Contacts list (valid entries
must have a wireless phone number or email address).
• Group: to select a recipient from the Group list.