Overview:

 

This article will cover sending and receiving SMS messages in the Teams App.

 

 

Send SMS:

  1. From your list of chats, select New message New Chat icon for Teams.

  2. Enter the phone number of the person you want to text.
  3. Type your message in the compose box.
  4. Select Send Send icon. Your message will be sent as a text message to the person's phone.

 

Recieve SMS:

  1. From your list of chats, find the chat that lists the phone number of the person who texted you.
  2. Select the chat to read the message and reply.

If you later decide to no longer receive SMS from a specific person, reply with STOP to block further messages.  Resume messages by replying START.