Google Android 2.3.4 Users Guide - Manual (Page 186)

Google Voice 186
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Exchanging text messages
You can use Google Voice to send and receive text (SMS) messages.
Send a text message
1 Open your Inbox.
2 Press Menu and touch Compose.
3 Enter the phone number to which you want to send the message.
You can also enter the name of a contact with a mobile number.
4 Enter a short text message.
5 Touch Send.
Read and reply to a text message
When someone sends a text message to your Google Voice number, you receive a
notification that it’s in your Google Voice Inbox.
1 Open the Notifications panel and touch the notification that you have a message.
(See “Managing notifications” on page 30.)
You can also touch any message that’s in your Inbox.
The message, and any previous messages in the conversation, is displayed.
2 To reply to the message, enter a short message and touch Send.