Send & Receive Messages
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Send & Receive Messages

Create and respond to text (SMS) or picture (MMS) messages, add, save, and view received attachments and more.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
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The first time you access Messages, an Advanced Messaging tutorial will display. Follow the on-screen prompts. Access the Messaging Settings tutorial to manage settings.

In this tutorial you will learn how to:

• Access messages
• Compose & send a message
• Read & respond to a new message
• Delete a message


When a new message is received the New Message icon New Message icon will display in the Notification bar.


Access messages

1. From the home screen, select the Messaging app.

2. Select the Add icon. Select the 'To' field then enter the desired recipient.

Note: To create a Group Message, from the 'To' field, select the Add icon after you have entered your first recipient. Add additional contacts as desired. When finished, select the 'Type message' field to compose the desired message.

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Compose & send a message

Compose and send a message using the following options as desired.

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• ENTER MESSAGE: Select the 'Send message' field to enter the desired message.
• ADD ATTACHMENT: Select the Attach icon and follow the prompts to add an attachment. 
• SEND A MESSAGE: When finished composing a message, select the Send icon to send the message.



Read & respond to a new message

From the Messaging inbox, select the desired message thread.

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VIEW/SAVE AN ATTACHMENT: To view an attachment, select the desired attachment. To save an attachment, select and hold the desired attachment > Menu icon Menu icon > Save.

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RESPOND TO A MESSAGE: Select the desired option.

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• REPLY: Enter the desired message in the 'Send message' field, then select the Send icon.
• FORWARD: Select and hold the desired message, then select the Forward icon and follow the prompts to forward a message.



Delete a message

From the desired message thread, select and hold the desired message then select the Delete icon. Select DELETE to confirm.

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DELETE MESSAGE THREAD: From the Messaging screen, select and hold the desired message thread then select the Delete icon. Select DELETE to confirm.

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Tips

By default, attachments will be saved to the Messaging folder in the File Manager app. To view saved attachments, from the home screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to the top to access the Apps tray > select the Files app > Messaging folder.

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