How to Make a Text on the PS3
- 1). Select the "Friends" tab on your PlayStation 3's main menu.
- 2). Select "Start New Chat" followed by "Text Chat."
- 3). Enter a name for your chat room. Names can be up to 39 characters long and can include letters, numbers and symbols. Select "OK" after you have named your chat room.
- 4). Select the friends you want to invite to your text chat from the list provided. Select "OK" when you have finished selecting your friends to create your chat room.
- 5). Press "X" on your PlayStation 3 controller, while highlighting the text field, to make a text message to send to your friends. The message is displayed to all participants in the area directly above the text field.
- 6). Press the "Circle" button to leave the chat room.
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