Email

• 1). Open your email account. Click "Compose," "Write New Email" or "New Message," depending on your email provider. Place your cursor in the "To" box.
  
  
• 2). Type the person's 10-digit cell phone number, followed by the correct way of formatting the email address depending on the carrier. See the Make Use Of website listed under Resource on this page for a list of carriers. For example, if the person has a Sprint cell phone, you would type 1234567890@ messaging.sprintpcs.com for the email address.
  
  
• 3). Type the subject and email in the appropriate boxes. Remember, you are sending a text message, so the email can't be over 160 characters. Proofread and send when complete.
  
  

Online Website

• 1). Access an online text messaging website. (See Resources.) Online Text Messages and Text Em, are examples of free text messages websites.
  
  
• 2). Fill in the designated form on the Web page that includes the person's cell phone number, the name of his cell phone provider, your email address (optional) and the text message.
  
  
• 3). Send the text message. Another page will confirm your message was sent.