2Tap New Conversation. Tap the To field and do one of the following to address the message:

•Enter a contact’s first or last name or initials, screen name, phone number, or email address. When you enter a contact name, favorites appear at the top of the search results (see Create a favorite). Tap the phone number, IM account name, or email address you want to use to send the message when it appears.

•Tap to open your full contact list. Tap the contact you want.

•Enter a phone number for a recipient who is not a contact.

•Do you need to enter a short code that contains letters—for example, to text a vote to a TV poll or to make a donation to a charity? Use the keyboard to enter it; just tap the letter keys and tap the code that appears under Short Code. This is not the same as dialing a number that is expressed as letters—for example, (555) 256 TALK. To dial a number like this, you must use the Phone app’s dial pad and tap the numbers that correspond to the letters T,A,L,K— which would be 8255.

3(Optional) Tap the To field and repeat step 2 to enter additional recipients.

4Tap Enter message here, enter the message text, and tap Enter.

TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a message).

Receive and view text messages

NOTE If your device is connected to compatible webOS smartphone and you receive a message that contains multimedia attachments, such as pictures, videos, animated GIFs, music files, or vCards, a notification is displayed, saying “New MMS on your phone”. You must open the message on your smartphone to view the attachment.

1Open Messaging .

2Tap a conversation to view messages.

3(Optional) Do any of the following from the body of the message:

•To call a number: Tap the number, and tap . This feature is available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone or you have a video calling account set up on your device (see How can I make and receive calls with my HP TouchPad?).

•To add a number to Contacts: Tap the number, and tap Add to Contacts.

•To send an email: Tap the email address.

•To go to a web address: Tap it.

Add a contact from a text message

To add a message sender as a contact:

1In Conversations view, tap a conversation with someone who is not a contact.

2Tap the header at the top of the screen.

3Tap Add to contacts.

4Tap one of the following:

Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the number.

Add To Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the number to.

View a contact’s information from a message

•In a conversation, tap the header of a message received from a contact to open the contact entry.

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