Send text messages through Outlook

This article first appeared on February 28, 2012.

Did you know you can send text messages through Outlook?

You’ll have to set it up through your provider – if they even offer it in the first place – but it can save you a lot of time if you can.

To do so, go to Outlook, and then click on the “new items” option, and drag down to “text message”.

You can also set the system up to receive text messages through Outlook.