Section 7: messaging – Samsung SGH-A717ZKAATT User Manual
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Section 7: Messaging
Topics Covered
• Creating and Sending New Messages
• Using Instant Messenger (IM)
• Signing into your IM Account
• Signing into your Mobile Email
This section describes how to send or 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:
•
IM Messages
•
Text Messages
•
Multimedia Messages
Creating and Sending New Messages
Text Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and receive short text 
messages to and from other mobile phones. To use this feature, you must subscribe 
to your service provider’s message service.
The Message icon (
) displays when you have received new text messages. When
the memory is full, an error message displays and you cannot receive any new 
messages. Use the Delete option in each message box to delete obsolete messages.