From Your Cell Phone

• 1). Select the Message icon in your phone's main menu.
  
  
• 2
  In the message menu, choose the appropriate option to compose a message.Email LCD display image by Alex Yeung from Fotolia.com
  
  Scroll down and click the "Compose SMS Text" option or the "Create" option. Your phone choices may read something similar.
  
  
• 3
  Press "OK" to confirm your selection.ok image by matteo NATALE from Fotolia.com
  
  Type the area code and phone number, in the "To" field, of the person you wish to send a text message to and click "OK."
  
  
• 4). Type your message in the white box. Many phones have a limit of 160 characters per text message and will count down until the number reaches zero.
  
  
• 5). Click "Send" or "OK" to send your message. Any replies will be sent to your phone.
  
  

On the Internet at txtDrop.com

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  Use the Internet to send text messages to a cell.internet image by Travelfish from Fotolia.com
  
  Navigate to txtDrop, or the text message site of your choice (see Resources).
  
  
• 2). Enter your email address in the "Email Address" field. This ensures that any replies will go to your email.
  
  
• 3). Type in the recipient's cell number in the three fields. Your cursor will automatically move to the next field as you enter the phone number.
  
  
• 4). Enter your text message you'd like to send in the area labeled "Your Free Text Message."
  
  
• 5). Click "Send" to send your message.