I have the messages app on my iMac and my wife would like to use it. I am able to bring up the app, put in an address and type a message. However I don't see a "send" button to send it out. Any suggestions? thanks for a reply.
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Using Messages on my iMac
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When you have typed your message in the Messages app, you just press the Return key and it will send it
Thanks for the reply. I tried it your way but the message still doesn't go out. I get a dialogue box saying:
"your message could not be sent, (phone#is not registered"
How do you register the phone number then? Messages work on my iPhone okay but not on my iMac. Any ideas?
Thanks
"your message could not be sent, (phone#is not registered"
How do you register the phone number then? Messages work on my iPhone okay but not on my iMac. Any ideas?
Thanks
I have Messages set up on my iMac and I regularly send messages from it to various different iPhones. When I am at home later, I will see what details/settings I have on the Messages app on my iMac, and we can see if there is something different with the settings on your Messages app.
Here a screen shot of the Preferences on the Messages app on my iMac, have a look at your Preferences on the Messages app on your iMac and see if they match mine.
In the "YOU CAN BE REACHED FOR MESSAGES AT" section, I have both the telephone number for my iPhone and the email address that forms my Apple ID both ticked.
In the "START NEW CONVERSATIONS FROM" section I have my telephone number selected.
In the "YOU CAN BE REACHED FOR MESSAGES AT" section, I have both the telephone number for my iPhone and the email address that forms my Apple ID both ticked.
In the "START NEW CONVERSATIONS FROM" section I have my telephone number selected.
Make sure the person you're sending the message to is also under iMessages (blue) - if it's red, the person isn't on iMessages and thus can't be reached via the Mac app.
On iPhone, key is blue = iMessage, green = SMS/traditional text.
On iPhone, key is blue = iMessage, green = SMS/traditional text.