How to Email Common Short Codes

You can tell someone about a Common Short Code with an email message.

When you hear about a Common Short Code (CSC), which is a number consisting of five or six digits to which you send a text message, you might not have access to text messaging but want to email the CSC as a reminder to send it later. For example, say you are watching a news broadcast about donating money to disaster victims and you don't have your cellphone, but you do have access to a computer with email. You can send an email message to remind yourself to send a text message to the CSC. You can also email the message to a friend to let her know how to donate via the CSC. You cannot email messages to CSCs as they are only used with text messaging.

Instructions

1. Launch your email application.

2. Type the recipient's address in the "To" Field.

3. Type a subject in the "Subject" field.

4. Type the CSC in the body of the email address. For example, you could type, "Here is a Common Short Code for you to transmit via text messaging: 12345."

5. Click "Send" to send the email message.

References

• Common Short Code Administration: FAQs - Basics of CSCs
• AT&T Developer Program; Short Message Service (SMS); July 6, 2011
• Ohio State University; TechTips: Short Code Texting Services in Libraries; Eric Schnell; Jan. 16, 2009

Resources

• Common Short Code Administration: Support