Deleting Messages; Message Search; Messaging Settings - Samsung Galaxy S SGH-i897 Captivate User Manual

• Add to Contacts: displays the Contacts information screen. This
option only displays if the sender is not in your Contacts list.
• Delete thread: displays a confirmation dialog box that when
pressed, deletes the entire thread.

Deleting Messages

Deleting a single message
From the main Home screen, tap Messaging
1.
Touch and hold a message, then tap Delete thread.
2.
At the Delete prompt, tap Yes to delete or No to cancel.
3.
Deleting multiple messages
From the main Home screen, tap Messaging
1.
Press Delete threads.
2.
3. Tap each message you want to delete. A checkmark will
appear beside each message you select.
Tap Delete.
4.
At the Delete prompt, tap Yes to delete or No to cancel. Tap
5.
Include locked messages to create a checkmark if you also
want to delete locked messages.
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Message Search

You can search through your messages by using the Message
Search feature.
From the main Home screen, tap Messaging
1.
Tap
2.
Use the on-screen keypad to enter a word or phrase to
3.
.
search for, then tap
All messages that contain the search string you entered
4.
are displayed.

Messaging Settings

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To configure the settings for text messages, multimedia
messages, Voice mails, and Push messages.
From the main Home screen, tap Messaging
1.
Settings.
The following Messaging settings are available:
2.
• Delete old messages: deletes old messages when the limit is
reached, rather than having them overwritten.
• Text message limit: allows you to set a limit on how many text
messages can be in one conversation.
• Multimedia message limit: allows you to set a limit on how many
multimedia messages can be in one conversation.
Search.
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