Samsung Freeform 5 Manual

							Messages 37 3. Press
OK. The Text field appears in the display.
4. Enter the text content of your message. (For more
information, refer to “Entering Text” on page 24.)
5. At any point while composing a message:
To change the text entry mode, press Abc and select the 
desired text entry mode. (For more information, refer to 
“Entering Text”  on page 24.) 
To complete the message text and set message send options, 
press 
Options. The following options appear in the display: 
–Attach: Attach a file to your message. Choose Picture, Take
Picture, Video, Record Video, Sound, Record Sound, 
Name Card, or Calendar Event.
–Save As Draft: Save the message to your Drafts folder. 
–Insert Quick Text: Insert pre-composed text into your 
message. Press Options to create New pre-composed quick 
text, Edit existing quick text, or Move a quick text item to a 
different position in the list.
–Add Subject: Convert the message to a multimedia message 
and add a Subject line.
–Priority Level: Set the message’s priority to Urgent or 
Normal.
–Validity Period: Enter the Date and Time when this message 
will expire and be discarded by the receiving messaging server if 
not delivered first.
–DeliveryAck: Control whether to receive an acknowledgement 
when your message is delivered. Choose On or Off.
–Deferred Delivery: Set a later date and time to deliver the 
message.
–Callback#: Control whether your callback number is displayed 
to the recipient of your message. Choose On or Offand set the 
callback number to display.
–Cancel Message: Cancel the message or save the message to 
the Drafts folder. 
6. To send your finished message, pressSEND. 
						

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Creating and Sending Multimedia 
Messages
Send multimedia messages to recipients with a compatible
phone or other device, and accompany the message with a
voice memo, ringtone, or downloaded melody.
Tip:You can send a multimedia message to up to ten
recipients. Enter each recipient’s address or phone
number in a separate
To:field of theNEW TEXT MSGscreen.
1. Create a new message.
For more information, refer to
“Creating and Sending Text Messages” on page 36.
2. While entering the message text, press
Options➔
Attach.
3. Select one of the following options:
 Picture: Send a picture that is already stored on your phone. 
 Take Picture: Take a picture to send with your message.
 Video: Send a video that is already stored on your phone.
 Record Video: Record a video to send with your message.
 Sound: Send a sound file that is already stored on your phone.
 Record SoundRecord sound to send with your message.
 Name Card: Send a contact information with your message.
 Calendar Event: Send information about a meeting or other 
event.
4. Depending on the type of attachment you selected, the
following screens appear:
 MY IMAGES: Use the navigation key to highlight the picture 
that you want to send. Press 
OK.
Camera: Take a picture with your phone. (For more information, 
refer to 
“Camera”  on page 60.)
 MYVIDEOS: Use the navigation key to highlight the video that 
you want to send. Press 
OK.
Camcorder: Record a video with your phone. (For more 
information, refer to 
“Camcorder”  on page 63.)
 MY RINGTONES: Use the navigation key to highlight the 
ringtone that you want to send, or select 
RecordNew to create 
your own ringtone. (For more information, refer to 
“Recording
Voice Memos”
  on page 72.) Press OK. 
						

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 RECORD NEW: Press OK to start recording. Press STOP to 
finish recording.
 ATTACH NAME CARD: Choose My Name Card to send your 
own contact information, or choose 
From Contacts to send 
information about one of your contacts.
Calendar: Use the navigation key to highlight an event. Press 
View. Press MARK to select the event. Press Done.
The phone displaysConverted to multimedia message
and displays theNEW MULTIMEDIA MSGscreen.
5. Use the navigation key to scroll through the message.
To add another multimedia items, highlight the
corresponding field and press the Left Soft Key.
6. In the
Subjectfield, enter a subject line for your
message.7. Press
Optionsto access the following options:
 Preview: View your message before you send it.
 Save As Draft: Save the message to finish it later.
 Add Slide: Add another “page” to your message.
 Priority Level: Set the message’s priority to Urgent or Normal.
 Validity Period: Enter the Date and Time when this message will 
expire and be discarded by the receiving messaging server if not 
delivered first
 Delivery Ack: Control whether to receive an acknowledgement 
when your message is delivered. Choose On or Off.
 Remove Picture/Slide/Video/Subject/Sound/Name Card/
Calendar Event
: Remove a multimedia attachment from the 
message.
 Cancel Message: Cancel the message or save the message to 
the Drafts folder. 
8. PressSEND. 
						

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Receiving Messages
When you receive a message in standby mode or in a call,
the ringer sounds (unless turned off) and New Message
appears in the display. The date and time of the message
also appear in the display along with the following options:
View Now: Opens the message, where you have the option to
Forward, Reply w. Copy, Save as Quick Text, Lock, Add To
Contacts, Extract Addresses, or Message Info.
View Later: Saves the message to your Messages Folder, where
you can view it later, and then returns your phone to standby
mode.
Note:Your phone can still receive messages while in Lock
Mode. The time and date of the message appear in the
display, but you cannot access the message until you
enter the lock code.
Message Folders
Your phone stores messages using five folders: Messages,
Drafts, CMAS, Voicemail, and Social Networks.
Messages
Messages of all types (except Voicemail and CMAS) are
stored in Messages. All messages (both received and sent)
are grouped together into “conversations” or message
threads, allowing you to easily track messages to and from a
specific Contact.
1. From the
MESSAGINGmenu, select Messages.
2. Highlight a message thread in the list and press OPEN.
All messages sent and received between you and this
Contact are listed.
3. Highlight an individual message and press Reply to
send a reply message to the sender.
–or–
Highlight an individual message and press OPEN to
view the message. 
						

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Message Viewing Options
While viewing your message, press Options. The following
options may appear in the display (options vary based on
message content):
Play Again(messages with sound files): Replay the sound file
attached to the message.
Reply: Compose and send a reply message to the sender.
Reply w. Copy: Compose and send a reply message to the
sender and include a copy of the original message.
Forward: Send a copy of this message to another recipient.
Erase: Erase this message.
Set As (messages with pictures or sound files): Set the attached
picture as Wallpaper, Lock Screen wallpaper, or as a Picture ID.
Set the attached sound file as a Ringtone, a Contact ID, or as Alert
Sounds.
Save Picture(messages with pictures): Save the attached picture
to the My Images folder.
Save Sound (messages with sound files): Save the attached
sound file to the My Ringtones folder.
Save Video (messages with videos): Save the attached video to
the My Videos folder.
Resend: Send another copy of the message to the original
recipient.
Lock / Unlock: Block/permit erasure of the message.
Save As Quick Text: Save the text in this message as a new
Quick Text.
Add To Contacts: Save the sender’s number to your Contacts.
Extract Addresses: View addresses of the message’s sender(s)
and recepient(s). You can then call or message these addresses,
or save these addresses to your Contacts.
Message Info: Shows message delivery status, addressee, size,
and so on. 
						

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Managing Messages and Message Threads
1. From theMESSAGINGmenu, select Messages. A list of
all messages threads is displayed.
2. To manage message threads, highlight the message
thread in the list.
–or–
To manage individual messages, highlight the message
thread and press OPEN. Then highlight the individual
message in the list.
3. Press Options. The following options may appear in
the display (options vary based on message content):
 Erase: Erase this message, or erase all messages for the 
selected contact.
 Add To Contacts: Save the sender’s number to your Contacts.
 New Message: Compose a new message.
 ManageMessages: Choose to Erase messages, Lock/Unlock 
messages (locked messages cannot be erased), or mark 
messages as Read/Unread.
 Sort Alphabetically/Sort by Time: List messages in order of 
Sender names, addresses, or numbers, or by time received.
 Messaging Menu: Return to the main Messaging menu.
 Social Networks: Access social networks such as Facebook 
and Twitter.
Drafts
Messages in theDraftsfolder are those that have been
composed but never sent. You can return to theDraftsfolder
at any time to view, edit, or send a draft message.
Create a Draft Message
1. Begin to create a new message. For more information,
refer to “Creating and Sending Text Messages” on
page 36 and “Creating and Sending Multimedia
Messages” on page 38.
2. From the Text field, press
Options.
3. Select Save As Draft.
Message savedappears in the
display and your message is saved to the Drafts folder. 
						

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View and Edit Draft Messages
1. From theMESSAGINGmenu, select Drafts. A list of
draft messages appears in the display.
2. Use the navigation key to scroll through the list and
highlight a message. Press
EDIT.
3. In the
NEW TEXT MSGorNEW MULTIMEDIA MSGscreen,
continue composing your message. For more
information, refer to “Creating and Sending Text
Messages” on page 36 and “Creating and Sending
Multimedia Messages” on page 38.
4. When you have finished composing your message,
press
SENDto send it.
Managing Draft Messages
1. From theMESSAGINGmenu, select Drafts. A list of
draft messages appears in the display.
2. Use the navigation key to scroll through the list and
highlight a message.
3. Press Options. The following options appear:
Send: Send the highlighted message to the number or e-mail 
address currently included with the message.
Add To Contacts: Save the recipient’s number and/or e-mail 
address to your Contacts.
Manage Drafts: Choose to Erase one or more messages, to 
Lock one or more messages from being erased, or to Unlock 
one or more messages to be erased.
Sort by Recipient: Group messages by the recipient’s 
name/number. 
 Sort by Type: List the messages in order of their 
message type.
 Sort by Time: Group messages by the time of the 
message’s creation.
4. To delete the draft message, press Erase. 
						

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CMAS
The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) system
provides the government the ability to send geographically
targeted notifications of emergencies, such as threats to
public safety, severe weather events, a hazardous material
spill or a missing child in the phone user’s area.
Presidential Alert: Receive warnings in the event of a federal
emergency. (Presidential alerts cannot be disabled).
Extreme Alert: Receive alerts with Extreme warning levels.
Severe Alert: Receive alerts with Severe warning levels.
Amber Alert: Receive alerts about child abductions and relevant
details.
To view CMAS alerts:
1. From the
MESSAGINGmenu, select CMAS. A list of
CMAS alerts appears in the display.
2. Use the navigation key to scroll through the list and
highlight an alert. Press
OPEN.
Voicemail
Messages in your voice mailbox are logged in theVoicemailfolder of the MESSAGING menu. Open theVoicemailfolder to
view details of the Voicemail message.
When you’re notified of a new voicemail message by an alert
tone and the new message icon, the following options
appear:
Listen Now: Calls your voice mailbox and lets you listen to your
messages.
Listen Later: Returns you to standby mode where you can
choose to call your mailbox and review your messages at a
later time.
Tip:You can also access your voicemail from standby
mode, by pressing and holding to speed dial your
voice mailbox. 
						

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Social Networks
Social Networks provides a single point for accessing online
communities and content. You can save your user names
(but not passwords) to allow faster sign-in to Facebook and
Twitter.
1. From the
MESSAGINGmenu, selectSocial Networks.
2. Follow the prompts to define your Facebook and/or
Twitter account(s) to Messaging.
Erase Messages
You can erase all of the messages in any or all of message
folders using one convenient sub-menu.
Note:This function erases all messages in the selected
message folder. To delete a single message, go to the
respective message folder, highlight the message, and
pressErase.1. From the
MESSAGINGmenu, press Options. The
following options appear in the display:
 Erase Messages: Delete all unlocked messages stored in the 
Messaging folder. 
 Erase Drafts: Delete all unlocked messages stored in the 
Drafts folder.
 Erase CMAS: Delete all unlocked messages stored in the 
CMAS folder.
 Erase All: Delete all unlocked messages stored except 
Voicemail.
2. Select the option that will erase the messages you
want to erase and press
OK. You’re prompted to
confirm the erasure of all messages in the selected box
or in all boxes.
3. Select Yes
to delete the messages or select No to
cancel deleting the messages. 
						

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Messaging Settings
n  From theMESSAGINGmenu, press Settings. The
following options appear in the display:
 Message View Mode: Choose a message view. Choose Time 
to list all messages in the order of the time they were received. 
Choose 
Contact to group messages first by recipient and then 
in the order of the time they were received.
EntryMode: Choose the default method for entering text into 
messages. (For more information, refer to 
“EnteringText”  
on page 24.)
Auto Save Sent: Choose whether your messages are saved 
automatically when you send them and whether to display a 
prompt before saving sent messages.
Auto Erase Inbox: Choose to erase Inbox messages 
automatically or display a prompt before receiving a message 
when the Inbox is full.
TXT Auto View: Choose whether to view the full content of a 
text message as the message is received.
Multimedia Auto ReceiveChoose whether to automatically 
receive multimedia messages.
Quick Text: View preloaded messages or create new 
messages.
 CMASAlerts: Manage the receipt of Commercial Mobile Alert 
System (CMAS) alerts. Select 
Receive Alerts to choose 
whether to receive Extreme alerts, Severe alerts, and/or 
AMBER alerts. Select 
AudioAlert to turn alert sound on or off. 
Select 
AlertVibrate to turn alert vibration on or off. Select Alert 
Reminder to set the frequency of CMAS alert reminders to 
Once, Every 2 minutes, Every 15 minutes, or Off. Select 
Alert Volume to set the volume of the CMAS alert.
Voicemail#: Edit or view your Voicemail number. Press Add  to 
add a wait or 2-second pause to the voicemail number.
Callback #: Choose whether to include a callback phone 
number with outgoing messages. Choose 
On to edit the 
callback number.
Signature: Choose whether to include a text signature in 
outgoing messages. Choose 
Custom to create or edit the 
signature.