Text messages

You can send and receive text messages of any length with your contacts.

Tip

  • Press Enter to send a message.
  • Click the smile icon to add emojis.
  • Right-click a message to Reply, Copy, or Resend.

Sending messages


  1. Select a contact from the list and click it.
  2. Type your message in the text box.
    • Click the arrow button to send it, or
    • Press Enter on your keyboard.

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Text message being typed and sent

To include emojis in your message, click the smile icon in the top-right corner of the text box and pick an emoji from the gallery.

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Emoji palette opened for selection

Replying to messages


You can reply to both sent and received messages.

  1. Right-click the message, then select Reply from the menu.
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  2. Type your reply or cancel it by clicking the X icon.
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Copying messages


You can copy any message as plain text.

Right-click the message and choose Copy.

Resending messages


You can resend any message to another contact:

  1. Right-click the message and select Resend.
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    Right-click menu showing resend option

  2. In the dialog, choose the contact you want to send it to.
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  3. (Optional) Add a new note to send along with the original message, then click Send.
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