89Viewing New Received Messages1. When you receive a new message, the new messageicon will appear at the top of your screen.2. Open the Notification Bar and select the message. Formore information, refer to “Notification Bar” on page 37.– or –From the main Home screen, tap Messaging then tapthe new message to view it.The selected message appears in the display.3. To play a multimedia message, tap .• To pause playback of the multimedia message, tap .4. To scroll through the message (if additional text pageshave been added), touch the screen and in a single motion,scroll up or down the page.Message ThreadsSent and received text and picture messages are grouped intomessage threads. Threaded messages allow you to see all themessages exchanged (similar to a chat program) and displays acontact on the screen. Message threads are listed in the order inwhich they were received, with the latest message displayed atthe top.To open a threaded message follow these steps:1. From the main Home screen, tap Messaging .Tap the message thread you want to view.2. Touch and hold the message thread to display thefollowing options:• View contact: displays the contact’s information. This option onlydisplays if the sender is in your Contacts list.• Add to Contacts: displays the Contacts information screen. Thisoption only displays if the sender is not in your Contacts list.• Delete thread: displays a confirmation dialog box that whenpressed, deletes the entire thread.Deleting MessagesDeleting a single message thread1. From the main Home screen, tap Messaging .2. Touch and hold a message, then tap Delete thread.3. At the Delete prompt, tap Yes to delete or No to cancel.
