Apple iPad - Create and Send a Text Message
Here's how to create and send a text message via the Messages app on your iPad.
The following steps also apply to sending via iMessage®. When a message is sent, the message type is indicated by differing colors.
- From the Home screen on your Apple® iPad®, tapMessages
.
- Tap theCompose Message icon
(upper-left).
- Enter the phone number in the 'To' field.To send a message to an existing contact, tap theAdd icon
then select the contact.
- Enter the message then tap theSend icon
.