# Sending an SMS message to a phone number
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If your Amazon Chime administrator enables SMS messages for your account, you can send an SMS message to a phone number in your contacts.

**To send a message**

1. From the Amazon Chime client, choose **Message**.

1. Do one of the following:
   + For a new contact, enter the country code and phone number to call, without any dashes. For example, **\+12065550100**. Choose **Create a new contact**.
   + For an existing contact, search for and select the contact.

1. Enter your message. Press **Enter** to send it.

An SMS message is sent to the phone number, and a chat conversation between you and the recipient opens in Amazon Chime. To call the chat recipient, choose the phone icon in the chat conversation.

**Note**  
Text messaging to and from short codes is not supported.

**To send an SMS message to a phone number from your history**

1. Do one of the following:
   + From the Amazon Chime desktop client or web app, under **Meetings and Calls**, choose **Call history**.
   + From the Amazon Chime mobile app, choose **Calls**.

1. Select the phone number or contact to open the actions menu.

1. Choose **Message**.