Text messages
Sending a text message is a quick way of getting in touch with someone.
Check your mobile phone contract to see how much text messaging costs. If you do not have a plan that includes texting, each message you send will cost a small amount.
Sending messages with photographs (multi media messages) may also be charged separately and you may wish to consider using a different service for these, such as WhatsApp.
How to send a text from your phone
Mobile phones and smartphones will differ in the menu options and buttons, but in general, the process of sending a text message to someone else's phone is straightforward.
- From your phone's main menu find the 'Messages' or 'Messaging' option or application. Then select 'Text Message' or 'Text Messaging.'
- Choose 'New Message' or 'Write Message' or click on an icon (small picture) that looks like it will create a new message, such as a + sign, a pen symbol or a square with a line, like a pen on paper.
- In the 'To' field enter the phone number of the phone you want to send the message to. Many phones let you select a contact from your phone's address book, so you could try typing in their name in the field to see if it will fill in the number for you.
- You can send a text message to more than one contact at a time by clicking on the plus sign icon or continuing to enter contacts in the 'To' field.
- If you want to send a message with an attachment like a photo, find the 'Insert' option in the messaging menu (on the iPhone, click on the camera icon). This will bring up your options for sending a photo, video, etc.
- Finally, type in your message in the 'message' field and click 'Send'.
Replying To messages
If you get a text message from someone else, you can send them a reply by opening the message and typing in your response in the text box at the bottom, then click 'Send'.