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This section describes how to create a send a message using
the Verizon Messages app.

Creating and Sending Messages

Use the Verizon Messages app to send and receive
messages with your friends and family.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
Message +
>
New
message
.
2. Tap the To: field and then enter a contact name, a
mobile phone number, or an email address using the
onscreen keyboard. As you enter letters, possible
matches from your accounts and contacts display on
the screen. Touch a match to add it to the message.
3. Tap
Type a message
and enter your message. While
entering a message, you can also use these options:
Tap
Attach
to attach an item, such as a postcard,
picture, video, audio recording, Glympse location, location,
contact card, or song. You can also choose emoticons to insert
into your message.
4. Review your message and tap .

Reading Messages

When you receive a message, your phone notifies you by
displaying the
New message
icon in the Status bar.
To access a new message:

Drag your finger down from the Status bar to display the
Notification panel, and then tap the message notification to open
the message.

From the Home screen, tap
Message +
, and then tap the
message to open it.

Replying to Messages

Messages you exchange with another person are displayed
as conversations in the Messages app, so you can see all the
messages in one place.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
Message +
.
2. Tap a conversation to display it.
3. Tap th e
Type a message
field and then type your reply
message.
4. When the message is complete, tap
Send
.