HTC DROID ERIS by Verizon HTC Sync Update for DROID ERIS (Verizon) (2.0.33) - Page 97

Exchanging Messages 97 Messages application icon 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 ( ), 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. To return to the All messages screen from a text message thread, press MENU, and then tap All messages. Notes • To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, press and hold the message to open the options menu, and then tap View message details. • If a message contains a link to a web page, tap the link to let you open the link using the Internet application or add the URL as a bookmark. • If a message contains a phone number, tap the message to open the phone dialer screen so you can call the number.