Boost: How do I create/delete Messages on my Samsung Replenish™ (SPH-m580) mobile device?

Text Messaging (SMS)

With text messaging (SMS), you can send and receive instant text messages between your wireless device and another messaging-ready phone.

Composing Text Messages

1. Press the Home key
2. Touch Messaging > New message.
3. Touch the To field and enter a Contact's name, a mobile phone number, or an email address using the qwerty or onscreen keyboard.
   
   • Contacts as you enter either a phone number or an email address, if the information matches a current contact's entry information, you will see a match. When you see a match, tap the associated name to complete the addressing.
   • Mobile to enter a wireless phone number directly.
   • Email to enter the recipient's email address.
4. If applicable, tap a matching entry from the onscreen drop-down list. This list is populated by matches found from your managed accounts.
5. Touch the Type to compose field and enter your message.
6. Review your message and touch Send.

Multimedia Messaging (MMS)

With multimedia messaging (MMS), you can send and receive instant text messages that contain text, pictures, audio, recorded voice, or a picture slideshow.

Composing MMS Messages

Composing MMS messages is exactly the same as composing text messages, except that you attach a picture, a video, or an audio file to the message.

1. Press the Home key .
2. Touch Messaging > New message.
3. Touch the To field and enter a Contact's name, a mobile phone number, or an email address. As you enter the phone number or email address, matching contacts appear onscreen
4. If applicable, touch an available matching recipient or continue entering the phone number or email address.
5. Touch the Type to compose field and enter your message.
6. Press the Menu key  and touch Attach.
7. Select a multimedia attachment type:
   
   • Pictures: Opens the Gallery application. Use the onscreen navigation to select the picture you wish to send with the outgoing message.
   • Capture picture: Opens the camera application. Take a picture, and then tap OK to use this image in your message.
   • Videos: Opens the Gallery application. Use the onscreen navigation to select a video and attach it to your outgoing message.
   • Capture video: Opens the camcorder application. Shoot a video, and then tap OK to use this video in your message.
   • Audio: Opens the Select audio menu. Use the onscreen navigation to select an audio file and touch OK.
   • Record audio: Opens the message recorder.
     
     • Recording duration: length of the recorded voice message.
     • Volume Meter: displays the volume level.
     • Record: starts recording your message.
     • Play: plays back the recording.
     • Stop: stops the recording. Once stopped, tap either Use this recording (attach it to your message), or Discard (delete the current recording and re-record).
   • Slideshow: Opens the Edit slideshow menu.
     • Touch Add slide to create a new slide (this is a placeholder for new images to be added, similar to a playlist).
     • Touch the created slide, touch Add picture, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide.
     • Touch the text field below the image to enter a caption for the picture.
     • When finished, touch Done to attach the slideshow to your message.
8. When you are finished creating your new MMS message, touch Send MMS.

Deleting a Message or Message Thread

1. Press the Home key .
2. Touch Messaging.
3. Touch and hold the message entry to display the context menu.
4. Touch Delete thread and once prompted, touch OK to complete the process.

Adjusting Message Settings

1. Press the Home key .
2. Touch Messaging.
3. From within the Messaging screen, press and touch Settings.
4. Adjust the following fields according to your needs:
   
   • Delete old messages: Enable this option to delete older text messages that exceed the defined maximum number of text messages limit set below.
   • Text message limit: Sets the maximum number of text messages that can be stored on the device(per conversation).
   • Multimedia message limit: Sets the maximum number of multimedia messages that can be
     stored on the device (per conversation).
   • Auto-retrieve: Enable this option to automatically retrieve the entire content of your MMS messages. When checked, the MMS message header, message body, and any attachments will automatically download to your device.
   • Roaming auto-retrieve: Automatically retrieve messages while roaming
   • Notifications: Enable this option if you wish to receive a notification in the status bar when a new text or multimedia message arrives.
   • Select ringtone: Allows you to select a ringer to sound when a new message is received. Tap this option, and then select a ringtone that is specific to new text and multimedia messages. A sample will briefly be played upon selection.
   • Vibrate: Enable this option if you want the device to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message is received. 

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