Overview
The Message Manager application is provided for easy management of Samsung Electronics Phone messages, such as text messages and multimedia messages.
Message Manager allows you to back up messages saved in the Phone to the PC or to transfer messages created on the PC directly to the connected Phone.
The functions of Message Manager are as follows.
Text Message Management (SMS)
Multimedia Message Management (MMS)
You can use each function by selecting the shortcut button on the left of the Message Manager’s main screen.
Starting Message Manager
Message Manager can be started as follows.
When Samsung PC Studio gets started, a Launcher window appears. In the Launcher window, click the Manage messages icon.
Point to the Samsung PC Studio tray icon and click the right button of your mouse. When the Context menu appears, click Manage messages.
Text Message Management
In the SMS screen of Message Manager, you can manage or back up the text messages saved in the Inbox, Outbox, and Drafts of the Phone to the PC.
The Tree View on the left of the screen is divided into a Phone folder and PC folder. Each folder consists of Inbox, Outbox, Sent and Drafts. You can manage Text Message Templates saved in the Templates folder separately.
Click a specific folder in the Tree View. The Message list saved in the folder is displayed in the List View.
※ When the Phone is not connected to a PC, the Phone folder is disabled, so you can only use the PC folder.
Creating New Text Messages
New Text Messages can be created in the Phone and PC Drafts folder as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC and click the New button in the toolbar icons, or select the pulldown menu File > New > SMS.
② When the New Short Message window appears, add details and click the Save button.
The message created by the above procedure is saved in the corresponding folder of the connected Phone or PC immediately.
※ Messages cannot be created in the Inbox or Outbox.
Modifying Text Messages
Text Messages in the Drafts folder of the Phone and PC can be modified as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder in the Phone or PC and select and double click the message to modify in the List View on the right, or select the message and click the Edit button in the Preview area.
② When the Edit Short Message window appears, modify the message and click the OK
button.
The message modified by the above procedure is applied in the corresponding folder of the connected Phone or PC immediately.
※ Inbox and Outbox Messages cannot be modified.
Deleting Text Messages
Text Messages saved in the Phone and PC can be deleted as follows.
① Select Inbox, Outbox, or Drafts in the Phone or PC, and the message to delete in the List View, and then press the Del key, or select the pulldown menu Edit > Delete.
② When the warning window appears, click the OK button to confirm the deletion.
The message deleted by the above procedure is deleted from the corresponding folder of the connected Phone or PC immediately and cannot be restored.
Transferring Text Messages between Phone and PC
Message Manager allows you to copy and transfer Text Messages saved in the Inbox, Outbox, Sent or Drafts of the Phone to the PC for backup. Text Messages saved in the Phone Drafts folder can be backed up to the PC and restored to the Phone. (Note: Messages in the Phone Inbox, Outbox, or Sent can be backed up to the PC but cannot be restored to the Phone.)
Text Messages in the Phone Inbox, Outbox or Drafts can be copied and transferred to the PC as follows.
① Select the data to copy and transfer in the message list of the Inbox, Outbox or Drafts folders of the Phone and click the right button of the mouse.
② When the menus appear, select Copy or Cut.
③ In the Tree View, select the PC folder where the selected message is to be copied or transferred. In the List View, select an empty area and click the right button of the mouse.
④ When the menus appear, select Paste.
Draft data saved in the PC area can be copied or transferred to the Phone Drafts folder by using the above procedures.
※ For copy and transfer, a Drag and Drop function is supported.
※ Messages saved in the Phone Inbox, Outbox or Drafts can be copied and transferred to the same categories in the PC. (E.g. Phone Inbox -> PC Inbox, Phone Outbox -> PC Outbox, Phone Drafts -> PC Drafts)
Sending Text Messages
Message Manager allows you to create and send new Text Messages or to select and send the Text Messages saved in Drafts via the connected Phone.
New Text Messages can be created and sent as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC and click the New button in the toolbar icons, or select the pulldown menu File > New > SMS.
② When the New Short Message window appears, add details and click the Send button.
Text Messages saved in Drafts are selected and sent as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC and double click the Text Message to send in the List View.
② When the Edit Short Message window appears, check the contents of the text to send, modify it if necessary, and then click the Send button.
※ The Sending Text Message function is available only when the Phone is connected to a PC.
※ Whether or not the Text Message was successfully sent can be checked by retrieving the Phone Sent folder.
Forwarding or Replying to Text Messages
Message Manager allows you to forward or reply to Text Messages saved in the Inbox and Outbox of the Phone and PC.
Forwarding or Replying to Text Messages can be done as follows.
① Select the Inbox (or Outbox) folder of the Phone or PC.
② In the List View, select the Text Message to be replied to (or forwarded).
③ Select the pulldown menu File > Reply (or File > Forward), or click the Reply or
Forward button in Preview.
④ When the Edit Short Message window appears, add details and click the Send button.
※ The Replying to and Forwarding Text Message function is available only when the Phone is connected to a PC.
Using Templates
Templates allow you to save and retrieve frequently used sentences when you create a new Text Message.
A new Text Message can be created in the Templates folder as follows.
① Select the Templates folder and click the New button in the toolbar icons, or select the pulldown menu File > New > SMS.
② When the Templates window appears, add details and click the OK button.
Templates can be retrieved when a new message is created as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC and click the New button in the toolbar icons, or select the pulldown menu File > New > SMS.
② When the New Short Message window appears, click the Templates button.
③ When the Templates window appears, select the title of a Template to retrieve and click the OK button.
Multimedia Message Management
In the MMS screen of Message Manager, you can manage or back up the multimedia messages saved in the Inbox, Outbox, Sent and Drafts folders of the Phone to the PC.
The Tree View on the left of the screen is divided into a Phone folder and a PC folder and each folder consists of Inbox, Outbox, Sent and Drafts folders. The PC folder contains a Templates folder for the management of Multimedia Message Templates.
Click a specific folder in the Tree View. The Messages saved in the folder are displayed in the List View.
※ If the Phone is not connected to the PC, the Phone folder is disabled, so you can only use the PC folder.
Creating New Multimedia Messages
A new multimedia message can be created in the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC and click the New button in the toolbar icons, or select the pulldown menu File > New > MMS.
② MMS Composer starts up, to create a new multimedia message.
③ Create a new multimedia message using MMS Composer and click the Save button in the toolbar icons. Select the folder to save the created message in and click the OK button.
The message created by the above procedure is saved in the corresponding folder of the connected Phone or PC immediately.
※ Messages cannot be created in the Inbox or Outbox.
※ See the Help section of MMS Composer for how to create multimedia messages.
※ Data exceeding the multimedia message capacity limits permitted by the connected Phone will not be saved in the Phone.
Modifying Multimedia Messages
Multimedia messages in the Drafts folder of the Phone and PC can be modified as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC and select and double click the message to modify in the List View, or select the message and click the Edit button in the Preview area.
② MMS Composer starts up, to modify the selected multimedia message.
③ Modify the selected multimedia message using MMS Composer and click the Save button in the toolbar icons. Select the folder to save the modified message in and click the OK button.
The message modified by the above procedure is applied in the corresponding folder of the connected Phone or PC immediately.
※ Messages cannot be modified in the Inbox or Outbox.
※ Data exceeding the multimedia message capacity limits permitted by the connected Phone will not be saved in the Phone.
Deleting Multimedia Messages
Multimedia messages saved in the Phone and PC can be deleted as follows.
① Select Inbox, Outbox, or Drafts in the Phone or PC and select the message to delete in the List View. Press the Del key, or select the pulldown menu Edit > Delete.
② When the warning window appears, click the OK button to confirm the deletion.
The message deleted by the above procedure is removed from the corresponding folder of the connected Phone or PC immediately and cannot be restored.
Transferring Multimedia Messages between Phone and PC
Message Manager allows you to copy and transfer multimedia messages saved in the Inbox, Outbox, Sent or Drafts folders of the Phone to the PC for backup. Multimedia messages saved in the Phone Drafts folder can be backed up to the PC and restored to the Phone. (Note: Messages in the Phone Inbox, Outbox, or Sent can be backed up to the PC but cannot be restored to the Phone.)
Multimedia messages in the Inbox, Outbox or Drafts of the Phone can be copied and transferred to a PC as follows.
① Select the message to copy and transfer in the List View of the Inbox, Outbox or Drafts folder of the Phone and click the right button of the mouse.
② When the menus appear, select Copy or Cut.
③ In the Tree View, select the PC folder where the selected message is to be copied or transferred. In the List View, select an empty area and click the right button of the mouse.
④ When the menus appear, select Paste.
Draft messages saved in the PC can be copied or transferred to the Drafts folder of the Phone by using the above procedures.
※ For copying and transferring, a Drag and Drop function is supported.
※ Inbox, Outbox or Draft messages in the Phone can be copied and transferred to the same category in the PC. (E.g. Phone Inbox -> PC Inbox, Phone Outbox -> PC Outbox, Phone Draft -> PC Draft)
Sending Multimedia Messages
Message Manager allows you to create and send new multimedia messages using MMS Composer, or to select and send the multimedia messages saved in Drafts via the connected Phone.
New multimedia messages can be created and sent as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC and click the New button in the toolbar icons, or select the pulldown menu File > New > MMS.
② MMS Composer starts up, to create a new multimedia message.
③ Create a new multimedia message using MMS Composer and click the Preview button in the toolbar icons.
④ A Preview window appears for you to play the multimedia message created. Fill in the Recipient, Cc and Bcc boxes at the bottom of the Preview window and click the Send button.
Multimedia messages saved in the Drafts folder can be selected and sent as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder of the Phone or PC area and double click the multimedia message to send in the list.
② MMS Composer starts up, to modify the selected multimedia message.
③ Modify the selected multimedia message using MMS Composer and click the Preview
button in the toolbar icons.
④ A Preview window appears for you to play the modified multimedia message. Fill in the Recipient, Cc and Bcc boxes at the bottom of the Preview window and click the Send button.
※ The Sending Multimedia Message function is enabled only when the Phone is connected to a PC.
※ Whether or not the multimedia message was successfully sent can be checked by retrieving the Phone’s Outbox folder.
Forwarding or Replying to Multimedia Messages
Message Manager allows you to forward or reply to multimedia messages saved in the Inbox and Outbox of the Phone and PC.
Forwarding or replying to multimedia messages can be done as follows.
① Select the Inbox (or Outbox) folder of the Phone or PC.
② In the List View, select the Multimedia Message to be replied to (or forwarded).
③ Select the pulldown menu File > Reply (or File > Forward), or click the Reply or
Forward button in Preview.
④ MMS Composer then starts up. Write a multimedia message using MMS Composer and then click the Preview button in the toolbar icons.
⑤ A Preview window appears for you to play the multimedia message. Fill in the Recipient, Cc and Bcc boxes at the bottom of the Preview Window and click the Send button.
※ The Replying to or Forwarding Multimedia Messages function can only be used when the Phone is connected to the PC.
Using Templates
The Templates part of the PC area allows you to save and retrieve frequently used multimedia messages when you create a new multimedia message.
A new multimedia message can be created in the Templates area as follows.
① Select the Templates part of the PC area and click the New button in the toolbar icons, or select the pulldown menu File > New > MMS.
② MMS Composer starts up, to create a new multimedia message.
③ Create a new multimedia message using MMS Composer and click the Save button in the toolbar icons. Select the Templates for the area to save the message and click the OK button.
When a new message is created, Templates can be retrieved as follows.
① Select the Drafts folder in the Phone or PC and click the New button in the toolbar icons, or select the pulldown menu File > New > MMS.
② MMS Composer starts up, to create a new multimedia message.
③ Click the Open button in the toolbar icons and the Open Message window appears.
Select the Templates folder.
④ Create a multimedia message using the selected Multimedia Message Template.
