to send a text message first tap the
green SMS text icon on the home screen
then tap the compose button represented
by a piece of paper and pen in the upper
right corner next find the recipient in
your contacts list by typing the first
few letters of the name you may have to
scroll and then tap his or her name or
you can tap the blue plus icon on the
right side of the to field to select a
name from your contacts list
if the person you want a text is not in
your contacts list type his or her phone
number
type your message using the keyboard
when you finished tap the send button
to read a new message tap the text icon
and the text messages screen appears tap
the message to read it to reply to the
message tap the text entry field to the
left of the send button and the keyboard
appears type a reply and then tap send
your conversation is saved as a series
of text bubbles
edges appear on the right side of the
screen in green bubbles the other
person's messages appear on the left in
gray bubbles
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