Dell Streak 7 User Manual

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48 Using Your Dell Streak 7 TabletReceiving text and multimedia messagesDepending on your notification settings, the device rings, vibrates, ordisplays a message briefly in the Status area of the system bar as a newtext or multimedia message is received.A new message icon appears and stays in the notifications area ofthe system bar to remind you of a new message.NOTE: To alter the notification settings for new messages, in theMessaging application, touch the Menu button on the device or theMenu button on the screen→ Settings. Scroll the screen to locatethe Notifications settings section. You can then decide whether todisplay a text notification in the Status area of the system bar when a newmessage arrives, select a ringtone that rings on the arrival of a newmessage, or let the device vibrate to notify a new message.Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from thesame contact or a number are grouped into message threads similarto text conversations of an online chat. You can see all of themessages exchanged between you and the contact. Message threadsare listed according to when they are sent or received, with the latestmessage at the top.To read a text message• When a new text message arrives, the new text message iconappears in the notifications area of the system bar. Touch the iconto open and read the message in the Messaging application.• Touch the Home button → Apps button →Messaging to open the message list, and then touch a textmessage or message thread to open and read it.