Apple iPod touch iOS 5.1 - Manual (Page 48)

Editing conversations
If you want to keep just part of a conversation, you can delete the parts you don’t want. You can
also delete entire conversations from the Messages list.
Edit a conversation: Tap Edit, select the parts to delete, then tap Delete.
Clear all text and attachments,
without deleting the conversation Tap Edit, then tap Clear All.
Delete a conversation Swipe the conversation, then tap Delete.
Searching messages
You can search the content of conversations in the Messages list.
Search a conversation: Tap the top of the screen to display the search field, then enter the text
you’re looking for.
You can also search conversations from the Home screen. See “Searching” on page 27.
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