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Follow a link in a message
m Tap the link.
Tap a web address to open a webpage in Safari, a phone number to make a call, an
email address to open a preaddressed email in Mail, or a street address to see a map in
Maps. To return to your text messages, press the Home button and tap Text.
Add information in a link to a contact, or see the contact information of the person
associated with the link
m Tap next to the message.
Add someone you’ve texted to your contacts list
m Tap a phone number in the Text Messages list, then tap “Add to Contacts.”
Set whether iPhone makes an alert sound when you get a text message
m From the Home screen choose Settings > Sounds, then turn New Text Message on
or off.
If the Ring/Silent switch is off, iPhone won’t make alert sounds even if they’re turned on
in Settings.
Calendar
Adding Calendar Events to iPhone
If you’ve set iTunes to sync calendars, you can enter appointments and events on your
computer and sync them with iPhone. You can also enter appointments and events
directly on iPhone.
Entering Calendar Events on Your Computer
You can enter appointments and events in iCal and Microsoft Entourage on a Mac,
or in Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 on a PC.
Syncing Calendars
Sync calendars between iPhone and your computer
m Connect iPhone to your computer. If iPhone is set to sync calendars automatically
(see page 8), the update begins.