Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Outlook® 2007

Send a Text Message

If you need to reach someone who is on the go, sending a text message is a great option. You can send text messages from directly within Outlook using your Outlook Mobile Service account.

If someone sends you a text message from a mobile phone, Outlook treats it as it would an incoming e-mail message, delivering it to your inbox.

Send a Text Message

1.	Click File.
2.	Click New.
3.	Click Text Message. Note: If you do not see a Text Message option, it may be because you have not yet set up your Outlook Mobile Service account. Refer to the previous task, “Enable Text Messaging in Outlook,” for help. [View full size image] A new text message window opens.
4.	Click Address Book. Note: If you know the recipient’s e-mail address or mobile phone number by heart, simply type it in the To field instead of selecting it from the Select Names dialog box. The Select Names dialog box appears, listing those entries in Contacts that contain a mobile phone number.
5.	Click the entry for the text message’s recipient.
6.	Click To.
7.	Click OK. [View full size image]
8.	Type your message. ...