HTC One E8 - Manual (Page 109)

Accounts and Messaging 96
Send a Text Message (SMS)
Quickly compose and send text messages on your phone.
1. Touch > .
2. Touch .
3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the To field.
4. Touch the "Add text" box and then start composing your message.
5. Touch to send, or touch to save the message as a draft.
Note: There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message (displayed above ).
If you exceed the limit, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one
message.
Note: Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message if you enter an email
address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message.
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS)
When you need to add a little more to a text message, you can send a multimedia message (MMS)
with pictures, voice recordings, audio or video files, contact cards (vCard), or appointments
(vCalendar).
1. Touch > .
2. Touch .
3. Enter a contact name, mobile number, or email address in the To field.
Tip: If only phone numbers are showing up when you’re entering a contact name, touch , and
then touch > Show Email.