20 Messaging
Messaging
sometimes it’s best 2 text, or IM, or email . . .
Quick start: Text messaging
Find it: Text Messaging
Tip: To see more messages, flick or drag up.
Read & reply to messages
• To open a message and all of its replies, touch it.
• To respond to a message, just open it and enter
your response in the text box at the bottom.
• To open options, touch and hold a message.
Create messages
Find it: Text Messaging > New text message
Enter the recipient and message. In text messages
and emails, press Menu for options like Insert...,
Delete, or Add subject.
Send & receive attachments
To send a file in a message, open a new message and
touch Menu > Insert.
When you receive a message with an attachment,
open the message and touch the file name to
download it. Then, touch the name again to open it.
Some file formats can be converted to HTML for faster
viewing, and your phone will show a button that says
Get HTML version.
While viewing the attachment, touch it to save it, share
it, and more.
Tip: To send and receive large attachments faster, use
a Wi-Fi connection, in “Wi-Fi®” on page 39.
Google Talk
Google Talk instant messaging lets you chat with other
Google Talk users on phones or on the web.
Find it: Launcher icon > Talk
Touch Menu to see a list of your Google Talk
friends, send invitations to add new friends, and much
more.