How to Practice Text Etiquette

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Set the volume to a low level.

   Many phones come with sound levels such as "vibrate," "loud," "soft," or a combination of the two.
   
   Have a habit of changing the volume tone to a low level or, better yet, silent.
   
   Keep doing this habit so that you have practice of changing it back and forth once you are in a comfort zone of having a loud ring tone or alert. , Places that restrict people from using cell phones to call should be practiced while texting people.
   
   If sound disruption is the issue, for example, a library or waiting room at the doctor's clinic, then placing the phone on either silent or vibrate would be acceptable for you to continue texting., If you are chatting amongst a group of people or one person at a coffee shop or taking a walk somewhere, try to ignore texting as much as possible until the party leaves or you have gone somewhere alone such as a restroom.
   
   If the text is very important, apologize to your party first, then text.
   
   Never make it seem like your phone is more important than their presence., Texting should stay short, but still getting the point across.
   
   Avoid dragging text messages over two pages, which is the time to just call the person and explain the matter to them.
   
   You also don't want them to wait longer than expected for a text and then bomb them with pages of your reply., SMS is defined as "Short Messaging Service." This means some phones are only capable of a limit of characters in a text (about 160 is the average).
   
   If the sent text has more than the limit, some of the message may be either cut off or sent into 2 or more text messages towards the receiver of the message., Acronyms and abbreviations are the fastest way to get a message across, but knowledge of what they are comes with it.
   
   Think about if they would or wouldn't understand it.
   
   If they wouldn't, don't use it., Texting is a method to get a quick message or a very short conversation across.
   
   Don't end up spending more than enough time texting; if the conversation strays on, or is very important, then it's time to call the person., The last thing you want is true feelings about a boss or an ex coming out in public.
   
   It may sound fun to do while tipsy or drunk, but not the next morning., Even today, not all plans come with unlimited texting.
   
   More than that, not everyone likes text messages.
   
   You could be sending a text message into a black hole or costing someone else money! Your 50 cents worth of text messages may not seem like a lot to you, but think about all the other people sending "Happy Birthday" and "Merry Christmas" texts as well
   - they could easily pay $10 for that month's texts.
   
   Is it fair to have them pay for your text or get unlimited texting for your benefit? If in doubt
   - call instead.
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   Step 2: Learn when and where it is appropriate to text.

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   Step 3: Prioritize other people's company over texting.

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   Step 4: Keep it short

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   Step 5: keep it simple.

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   Step 6: Be cautious about character limit.

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   Step 7: Respect their knowledge of chat acronyms.

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   Step 8: Text messages should not become discussions.

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   Step 9: Avoid texting while intoxicated.

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    Step 10: Do not text without permission.

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