LG Enlighten VS700 User Manual page 104

Communication
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To send a text message
1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message.
2. Enter a mobile phone number in the To field.
As you enter the mobile phone number, matching contacts appear. You
can touch a suggested recipient or continue entering the phone number.
3. Touch the text field to start entering your message.
A counter is displayed in the top right corner of the text field to tell you
how many characters are left.
If you press the Back Key
as a draft in your Messaging application. Touch the message to resume
composing it.
4. Touch the Send button to send the message.
Your message is displayed and responses appear in the same window,
creating a message thread with that contact.
Character counter
Displays number of
characters entered and
amount remaining.
while composing a message, it's saved