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(Continued from page 14) Well, I guess it is all up to you. When you have
When you SEND a text message to someone
and they text you in return, you are carrying on a
“conversation” with that person. Your conversa-
tion of multiple messages sent and received will
all be associated with that person (actually, that
person’s phone number). When you delete a
message, you are really deleting that conversa-
tion you had. But do not worry, when you text
that person again or they text you, it begins a
new conversation!
To SEND a text message, it is easiest and best
if that person is in your contact list or directory.
Touch the NEW MESSAGE icon (to the right of
“Messages”) and you will see the “New Mes-
sage” screen with your insertion point in the
“To:” box at the top. Start typing in the name (the
keyboard should appear on your screen) and the
iPhone will look up that person in your contact
list. If the person is NOT in your contact list, you
will need to enter their phone number here. Re-
member the “To” person must have a phone that
is capable of receiving text messages for your
message to be sent. You can NOT text to an
email address, texting is not email. Touch on the
small oval area just above the keyboard display
to begin entering in your text message. A text
message can be any length, but why send a
long message when you can CALL the person a
leave a voice message?
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completed your text message, touch on the
GREEN CIRCLE with the up arrow in it to SEND
your message. This message will be added to
your message list on the home screen of
“Messages”. If you change your mind and do not
wish to send it, touch “Cancel”. Be POLITE and
nice.
Your text messages can be kept forever and are
admissible in court just like signed letters and
email. When you RECEIVE a new text message
you may hear a tone (which is set under
“settings – sounds” on your iPhone) and the new
message will appear on the “Messages” home
screen. These are only the basics.
You can send and receive text messages from
GROUPS or more than one person. You can
send EMOJIS – those cute little symbols – to
help make your text more colorful and fun. You
can send and receive photos too. You must
“save” the photo to your phone if you want to
keep it, otherwise it will be deleted when you de-
lete the text message.
You can also “speak” your text message by
touching the microphone icon or by using Siri,
you may want to try it just for fun! As always,
please use Google and YouTube to view text or
video instructions for texting and exploring all
the options that come with it. Be sure to specify
“iPhone” in your request.
Give your fingers and thumbs a workout!