When my parents bought a smartphone, the first thing they asked me is how to send a WhatsApp message . The answer I gave them can be found in this guide.

Let’s see together what to do to send a message with WhatsApp both from a mobile phone (Android and iOS) and from a PC (Windows or Mac).

Let’s start?

NB If you don’t know what exactly WhatsApp is, you can find out in this article .

How to send WhatsApp messages.

First let’s see the easiest way to send a WhatsApp message.

1. Download the application (find the download links for the various phone models here ).
2. Open WhatsApp
3. Select a contact
4. Write a message and click on send (on the button in the shape of an airplane on the right).

Done! Your message has been sent.

To find out if it has been sent, delivered or read you have to look at the ticks. We have explained what these symbols mean (the small gray or blue “v” that you find next to the messages) on this dedicated page: WhatsApp: what do the ticks mean? – Complete guide .

Send messages with photos, images or documents

On WhatsApp you can also send photos taken with your phone, images and documents (doc, pdf, etc.)

NB Here on MessaggiMania you will find a collection of images to send for free divided by category (good morning, good night, love, friendship, etc.).

1. To send an image message on WhatsApp:
2. open chat
3. click on the camera symbol
4. choose the photo and send

Et voilà, that’s it. Quick and easy.

Send voice messages (audio notes)

WhatsApp also allows you to send voice messages. You record your voice for a few seconds and send it in the chat to a contact.

To send a voice message:

1. Open a chat with the contact you want to send the voice message to
2. Long click on the record icon and record your message.

Send WhatsApp messages from PC

To send WhatsApp messages from your computer you need to use either WhatsApp Web or the desktop application.

Once opened, the procedure is the same as on the mobile phone.

1. Open a chat by choosing a contact.
2. Write and send the message (or audio note).

Send messages with photos, images or documents

How to forward a WhatsApp message

Finally, let’s see another affected function of the application. WhatsApp allows you to quote a message and forward it to a contact.

To forward a message from a mobile phone:

1. Long click on the message you want to forward
2. Click on “submit”, then on the arrow at the bottom right.
3. Select the contact you want to send the message to and send .

To forward a message from the computer , instead, do the same operation but instead of clicking at length on the message, click on the arrow that appears inside the message itself.