Messaging - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 User Manual

Messaging

Learn how to send and receive
different messages using the
default messaging app on your
phone.
Types of Messages
Your default Messaging app provides the following
message types:
•
Text Messages (SMS)
•
Multimedia Messages (MMS)
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send
and receive text messages to and from other mobile
phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you
may need to subscribe to your service provider's
message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you
send and receive multimedia messages (such as
picture, video, and audio messages) to and from
other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this
feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider's multimedia message service.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the
screen and indicate when messages are received
and their type.
Applications
Create and Send Messages
This section describes how to create a send a
message using the Messaging app.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Messaging.
Compose.
2. Tap
3. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually enter
a recipient or tap
recipient from your Contacts. You can also select
the recipient based on Groups, Favorites, or
Logs.
•
If adding a recipient from your Contacts,
tap the contact to place a check mark then
tap DONE. The contact will be placed in the
recipients field.
•
If manually typing additional recipients separate
each entry with a semicolon (;). More recipients
can be added at any time before the message is
sent.
•
For the Groups option, tap a group and select
members to add to the message. The maximum
number of recipients is 10.
4. Tap the Enter message field and use the
onscreen keypad to enter a message.
•
Tap and hold the Options key on the keyboard
and then tap
an available emoticon from an onscreen list
and then add it into your message (at the
cursor location) if desired.
5. Review your message and tap
Note: If you exit a message before you send it, the
message is automatically saved as a draft.
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Apps >
Add Recipient to select a
Insert emoticons to choose
Send.
Messaging