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# How To Send a Message

## Get an Account

Texts.Email is currently an invite-only beta. If you'd like to use the service, please join the waitlist at <https://texts.email>.

## Compose an Email

Your account has a dedicated alias to send messages, which is suffixed with the number you'd like to text.

> *{your-account-prefix}+{phone-number}@texts.email*

{% hint style="success" %}
For example:\
<example+2125551212@texts.email>
{% endhint %}

This email address is dedicated for your account and this number so you can save the address to your Address Book if you prefer!

{% hint style="warning" %}
Phone numbers default to be in the United States, so you can include the "+1" country code at the beginning or exclude it if you so choose.

International numbers require the [country prefix](https://countrycode.org/). So an email to a United Kingdom number would be *example+*+442072343456
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
If you don't recall your "account prefix", please message <help@texts.email> for assistance!
{% endhint %}

![](/files/-MNPI3MqOQWL8Ytle_1C)

{% hint style="info" %}
You can also send attachments! For more information see the section on [Attachments](/emails/how-to-send-a-message/attachments.md).
{% endhint %}

## Send Your Email!

Your message will be sent to our system, converted into a text message, and sent to the phone number you provided.

![](/files/-MNPSHCM6BCBWm4_NkH5)

## Your Contact Sends a Response

Your contact will be able to respond to you simply by responding to the text, and it will be converted into an email and sent to you.

![](/files/-MNRxmr_4X7g7hPbXOGQ)

## You Receive the Response in your Inbox

You'll receive the email from the same address you sent the initial message to so you can simply reply to continue the conversation.

![](/files/-MNRzd-CsEzLj4T698z4)


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