How to Send Text Messages

Start at the Home screen, then tap Messages. The first time you send a text message, this will take you directly to the New Message screen, where you can type and send your text. After that, tapping Messages will take you to your Messages list. So, to send a text message from there, tap the button in the top-right corner of the screen (it looks like a page with a pencil on it). In the To field, enter the phone number (or just a name if they’re already in your contacts list—more on your contacts list in Chapter 2), then tap once in the field to the right of the camera icon and type in your text. (Hey, what’s the camera icon for? See Chapter 3 for more on that kind of stuff.) When you’re done with your message, just tap the green Send button and your message is on its way (a little Sending status bar appears on the top of the screen, so you can see the progress of your message being sent). That’s the bare bones basics on texting, but if you turn to Chapter 3, you’ll find lots more cool stuff your iPhone can do.