Managing Messages; Message Settings - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Managing Messages

Messages you send and receive to the same contact, number
or address are grouped together as a "thread," so you can
see all the messages you exchanged with a recipient in one
place, like a conversation.
1. From the Home screen, touch
2. Message threads display by contact, number, or
address. While viewing message threads, you have
these options:
• Touch and hold a thread to choose options, including:
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View Contact / Add to Contacts: View the contact record, or
save the sender/recipient's information.
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Delete thread: Erase the entire message thread.
• Touch Menu for options, including:
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Search: Enter characters to search messages and recipients.
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Delete threads: Touch message threads to mark them for
erasure, or touch Select all to mark all message threads.
Messaging.

Message Settings

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Draft messages: View messages you've created but not yet
sent.
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Locked messages: View messages you've locked. Locked
messages cannot be deleted.
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Save messages: Save messages to storage.
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Settings: Configure Messaging settings.
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About: View information about Messaging.
Configure settings for message storage, delivery, or alerts.
1. From the Home screen, touch
2. Touch Menu; then touch Settings for options:
• Display:
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Bubble style: Choose the appearance of messages in a
message thread. Touch a bubble style for each side of the
conversation; then touch Save.
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Background style: Choose the appearance of the screen
behind message threads. Touch a style; then touch Save.
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Use the volume key: When enabled, you can change the size
of message text while viewing by pressing the Volume Key.
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