How to Send a Text Message.
Text messaging makes it easy to communicate with friends and family by typing a short
message into your phone.
You will need Mobile phone and knowledge of texting shorthand.
Step 1.
Find the main menu on your mobile phone by selecting Menu or Main Menu from the main
screen, and then selecting Message.
Some phones have the option to select Message from the main screen.
Step 2.
Select New Message from the message menu, and then select Text Message if you have other
options to choose from.
Step 3.
Choose the recipient of the text message by typing their phone number or choosing their
number from your list of contacts.
Select Ok if prompted.
Step 4.
Type your message.
Use your full alphabet keypad, if you have one, or use your number keypad, for which
you need to press a key once to get the first letter, twice for the second, and three times
for the third.
Check your text capabilities.
Most phones have a 160-character limit on text messages.
Step 5.
Use shorthand if typing each word is too time-consuming or if you are nearing your character limit.
Popular shorthand includes the letter “u” for the word you and the letter “r” for
the word are.
Step 6.
Hit Send or Ok to send your message when you finish typing it.
You’ll join the millions of other people who regularly send text messages.
Did you know Did you know?
In 2008, Americans sent over 1 trillion text messages.