Send & Receive Messages

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 will display in the Notification bar.

Access messages

From the home screen, select the  Messaging app.

Compose & send a message

1. 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 contacts 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.



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

• ENTER MESSAGE: Select the 'Send message' field to enter the desired message.
• ADD ATTACHMENT: Select the Add 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.



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



RESPOND TO A MESSAGE: Select the desired option.

• 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 >  Menu icon > Delete. Select DELETE again to confirm.



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

Tips

By default, attachments will be saved to the Downloads folder in the Photos app. To view saved attachments, from the home screen select the Photos app > Albums > Download.