Sending a Text Message from Contacts tab
How to send a text message from the Contact tab
Updated: November 03, 2025
- Navigate to the Contacts tab.
- Select the Contact that you would like to send a text message to.
- After clicking on the name of the Contact, the contact card will load on a new screen containing all of the contact's information. At the bottom of the center pane there is a box where you can send either SMS or email messages. Ensure that SMS is selected, and type your message in the box that says, "Type a message."
- You can also send attachments and emojis using the icons in the below the text box messaging field.
Tip: You can schedule your text message to send at a later time; just click the arrow icon beside the "send" button.
Note: If the contact does not have a phone number saved, there will not be an option to send SMS messages.
Sending Text Messages to Multiple Contacts at Once
If you would like to send the same text message to multiple contacts you can select each contact by clicking the box to the left of the contact's name and then click the Send SMS icon
in the top menu and follow the prompts.
