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  • These steps demonstrate how to send a text message to a number in your contacts or to a number you don’t have saved on your phone

  • 1.

    From the home screen, tap Messages

  • 2.

    Tap the Compose icon

  • 3.

    Tap the contact you wish to send the message to

  • 4.

    If the contact has multiple phone numbers, tap the number you wish to use

  • 5.

    You can choose a default phone number for a contact by tapping Set As Default. Otherwise, tap Select

  • 6.

    Tap Start

  • 7.

    If you want to send the message to a number that isn’t in your contacts, enter the phone number and then tap Start

  • 8.

    Enter the text of your message and then tap the Send icon