HTC Hero User Manual - Page 92

92 Exchanging Messages Receiving text and multimedia messages Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ring tone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see "Setting text and multimedia message options" later in this chapter. A new message icon ( ) also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon (if shown on the Home screen) also displays the number of new messages . To open the message, refer to the next section. Managing messages and message threads Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen. Message threads are listed in order of when you received them, with the latest message on top of the thread. To open and read a text message Do one of the following: • Press HOME, then press and hold the status bar, and then slide it down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it. • On the All messages screen, tap the text message or message thread to open and read it.