Send SMS from Gmail Navigate to the "Search, chat, or SMS" box located to the left of your Gmail session and above your Gmail contacts . Type the name of the contact you'd like to send an SMS to into the search box . Select "Send SMS" to the right of the contact's name . Enter a phone number (including the area code) into the empty field next to "Mobile ." 5 Click on the "Save" button . An SMS chat window will appear within your Gmail session. 6 Type your text message into the chat window, then click "Enter ." The mobile phone number you indicated will then receive your message, and you can continue to chat using the chat window. Tips All text messages you send using Gmail are stored within your Google Chat history. Your chat history can be accessed by clicking on the "Chats" lab...