Address Book Help
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# Sending and receiving SMS messages

If your computer and cellular phone are both Bluetooth enabled, and your phone service supports it, you can use Address Book to send and receive SMS (Short Message Service) text messages.

- Use the Bluetooth pane of System Preferences to pair your computer with your phone. This allows the devices to wirelessly exchange information. When a phone is paired with your computer, a Bluetooth button appears in the Address Book window. Click the button to search for paired phones that are within range (about 30 feet).

- To send an SMS message, click any phone number label, such as "home," on an address card. Choose SMS Message from the pop-up menu. Be sure that the phone number you choose is a cell phone that is capable of receiving SMS messages. Note: Using special characters (for example, ç) reduces the maximum length of the message you can send. The number of characters you can add to a message appears below the text window.

- When an SMS message arrives for you, a window appears on your screen. If the number for the cell phone that sent the message is in your address book, the name of the sender appears with the message. Click "Save to Note" to add the message to the person's address card.

The Address Book application must be open for you to receive SMS messages on your computer. For compatibility worldwide, calling numbers displayed by Address Book might be formatted differently than you expect. This is normal.

An alert dialog may appear on certain phones when an SMS message is received. While the dialog is displayed, the delivery of the SMS message may fail without any indication. You may need to clear the alert on your phone. See the documentation that came with your phone.

For more information about pairing Bluetooth devices or using Bluetooth, open Bluetooth File Exchange, located in Applications/Utilities, and choose Help > Bluetooth Help.

## See also

Bluetooth devices

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Bluetooth File Exchange