How to Send a Text Message From a LG8300 Phone

Is sending TXT or text messages all Greek to you? Text messaging is not difficult or complicated. It is simply a brief message--not even a complete sentence, necessarily--that is handy to have if you are in a place where you cannot talk or where your LG8300 phone does not have good reception. Most LG8300 cell phones are equipped with a built-in text message capability.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cell phone
• Contacts

1. 
   Example of keypad

   Push the left minus (-) button on the top of your keypad, just above the green "Send" key, and the "Messaging" screen will appear.

2. Now that you have located the "Messaging" screen, you are ready to begin texting. Select the first choice on the menu; it will be highlighted in color: "New Msg."

3. Press the big, blue circular "OK" button in the center of the phone to execute your choice. Then select #1 on the menu that appears, which is "TXT Message." Again, click "OK."

4. In the "Create TXT MSG" screen you will fill in the To: in line #1. If you are sending the same message to multiple phones, you can fill in the subsequent numbers as needed.

5. Click the "Add" (right minus) button in the lower right-hand screen. You can pull numbers from contacts, recent calls, groups or "To" contacts. It is a good idea to have emails and phone numbers stored in your contacts so you can pull them up by name and do not need to memorize a lot of data. Click "Done" when you have selected the desired number or email and the box is checked.

6. If you do not have the number or email stored, you will need to enter it manually. If it is numbers, depress the lower left minus key to display "123," or if it is letters, click #2, "Word." For any symbols such as @, select #5 when it comes time to enter it and select the appropriate symbol. To back out of any screen, click the "CLR" button just below the "OK" button on your cell phone keypad.

7. Fill in the "Text" box below the "To" field in the "Create TXT MSG" screen.

8. Click "Send" and you should see a (1) in your "Sent Messages" box and a confirmation.

Tips & Warnings

• You can change font, save quick text messages and more by selecting the "Options" menu on the lower right-hand side (the minus sign just above the "END" key).
• Make sure the recipient is allowed to receive text messages and knows to look for them.
• This will take practice, so allow enough time the first time you send a text message. You can practice sending texts to friends and family.
• If you will send numerous text messages per month, it is a good idea to purchase an unlimited plan. There are also photo messaging plans available if you will use this feature. These are generally separate, but can be bundled together.