158 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics
Ⅲ If you have a new message notification, press and
hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar
down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new
message to open and read it.
To return to the All messages screen from a text
message thread, press and then tap
All messages.
To view a multimedia message (MMS):
1. Press and tap > Messages.
2. On the All messages screen, tap a multimedia
message or message thread to open it.
3. Tap the attachment to open it. If the attachment is a
vCard contact, it is imported to your device’s
contacts list. For more information, see “About
People” on page 62. If the attachment is a
vCalendar file, you can choose the calendar where
you want to save the event. For information on
using Calendar, see “Calendar” on page 81.
4. To save the attachment to the storage card, press
and hold the sender’s name or number, and then
tap
Save [attachment type] on the options menu.
To reply to a text or multimedia message:
1. Press and tap > Messages.
2. On the All messages screen, tap a text or
multimedia message thread to open it.
Note: 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 messa
ge
details
.
If a message contains a link to a Web page, tap the
message and then tap the link to open it in the Web
browser.
If a message contains a phone number, tap the
message and then tap the phone number to dial the
number or add it to your contacts.
Note: When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only
the message header is downloaded. To download the
entire message, tap the Download button at the right
side of the message. For details, see “Setting Text and
Multimedia Message Options” later in this chapter.
If you are concerned about the size of your data
downloads, check the multimedia message size before
you download it.