Samsung Galaxy S2 Owners Manual

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Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive different types of 
messages. It also includes the features and functionality 
associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
Text Messages 
Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages 
Email and Gmail Messages
Google Talk
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text 
messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. 
To use this feature,...

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Note: Enter additional recipients by separating each entry with a semicolon (;) then using the previous procedure.
4.Ta p  t h e  Tap to enter message field and use the on-screen 
keypad to enter a message. For more information, refer to 
“Entering Text”  on page 51.
5.Add more recipients by tapping the recipient field.
6.Review your message and tap Send.
Note: If you exit a message before you send it, it will be automatically saved as a draft.
Message Options
Options before composing a message
1.From...

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Capture video: allows you to temporarily exit the message, record 
a video clip using the phone’s camera, and then add it to your 
message by tapping 
Save.
Audio: allows you to choose an existing audio file from the Audio 
list, then add it to your message by tapping the circle to the right of 
the audio so that it turns green, then tapping 
OK.
Record audio: allows you to temporarily exit the message and record 
an audio clip using the phone’s microphone. It is then automatically...

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Viewing New Received Messages
1.When you receive a new message, the new message  
icon will appear at the top of your screen.
2.Open the Notification Bar and select the message. For 
more information, refer to “Notification Bar”  on page 37.
– or –
From the main Home screen, tap Messaging  then tap 
the 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...

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Deleting multiple message threads
1.From the main Home screen, tap Messaging .
2.Press  ➔ Delete threads.
3.Tap each message you want to delete. A checkmark will 
appear beside each message you select.
4.Ta p  Delete.
5.At the Delete prompt, tap OK to delete or Cancel to cancel.
Message Search
You can search through your messages by using the Message 
Search feature.
1.From the main Home screen, tap Messaging .
2.Ta p   ➔ Search.
3.Use the on-screen keypad to enter a word or phrase to...

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: allows the message system to retrieve messages 
automatically.
: allows you to select the creation mode, Free, 
Restricted, or Warning.
–Restricted: you can only create and submit messages with content 
belonging to the Core MM Content Domain.
–Warning: the phone will warn you via pop up messages that you are 
creating a multimedia message which does not fit the Core MM Content 
Domain.
–Free: you may add any content to the message.
 Push messages: allows you to receive push messages from the...

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Press  ➔ Settings.
3.Scroll to the bottom and tap Emergency alerts.
4.All alerts are enabled by default (checkmark showing). Tap 
on an alert option to disable the alert and remove the 
checkmark.
Using Email
Email enables you to review and create email using AIM®, AOL®, 
Ya h o o !® Mail, Comcast, Compuserve, Earthlink, Gmail, HotPOP, 
Juno, Mac, NetZero, SBC Yahoo!, Verizon and several other email 
services. You can also receive text message alerts when you 
receive an important...

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Enter all the Exchange server information, Domain, 
Username and Password, then tap 
Next.
9.At the prompt tap OK.
The Account options screen is displayed.
10.Enter the desired information in the different fields, then 
tap 
Next.
11.Enter an Account name for this account (Optional).
Wait for the Inbox to synchronize before use.
12.Ta p  Done.
13.Press  ➔ More ➔ Account Settings to change the 
account settings.
Creating Additional Email Accounts
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Using Gmail
Gmail is Google’s web-based email. When you first setup the 
phone, Gmail is configured. Depending on the synchronization 
settings, Gmail is automatically synchronized with your Gmail 
account.
Signing into Your Gmail
1.From the Home screen, tap  ➔ Gmail .
Note: You must sign in to your Gmail account in order to access Gmail.
2.Sign in if you have a Google account, or tap Create an 
account
 and tap OK. 
3.Follow the on-screen instructions.
The Inbox loads conversations...

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 Go to inbox: returns you to your Gmail Inbox.
: mutes the conversation (Email thread).
 Add/Remove star: click a messages star to add or remove the 
star (just like clicking flags in Outlook).
:
–Report spam: reports the Email message as spam.
–Settings: displays Email settings that you can modify.
–Help: displays the Google.com webpage so you can search the web 
for help.
–Select text: allows you to copy text to your clipboard.
Google Talk
Google Talk is a free Windows and web-based application for...