Two years have passed since the OP and instead of giving us SMS tools (and other tools) that make our Windows Phone experience better and more synergistic with our Windows machines, you've given us Cortana - and she doesn't even work! All hype and no substance.
I want my phone and computer (and tablet, Band, and whatever new device comes down the pike) all to work together the way Apple's products do. I want them to do magical things that make those iPunks seethe with jealousy. I want to send and receive text messages on all my synced devices. I want to freely transfer data (in this case my SMS) messages to any program on my computer that I wish.
While I was using Android, I had a lovely app called Mighty Text that sent my text messages from my phone to a server, where I could access and reply from any computer with a web browser. It was a wonderful tool (albeit an admitted security risk) and it was easy to export all my old text messages to an Excel workbook for archival purposes. Apple products do this without an app. Windows devices just sit there and bloat each other with every picture your ever took and every song you ever downloaded. Windows products are supposed to make your life easier, but I'm growing disappointed FAST. There isn't even a 3rd party app for this task as far as I can tell!

Microsoft keeps banging its Mobile First, Cloud First drum, but falis to deliver on all points. The company used to copy Apple's concepts and make them better, safer, and windoweyer. I have been a longtime fan of Nokia phones and I was thrilled when Microsoft bought them out, it seemed like a marriage made in heaven to me, but instead has turned into a marriage between two deaf and blind Down's Syndrome children. Time to up your game, Microsoft. The people have been calling for this for a long time. It's something your competitors do with ease. Get with the program.
(And don't even get me started on speech-to-text.. woefully inadequate and light years behind the competition.)

Send a message

1. Open Messages.
2. Tap to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.
3. Tap the text field, then type your message.
4. Tap to send.

Reply to a message from the Lock screen

1. From the Lock screen, firmly press the notification that you want to reply to.
2. Type your message.
3. Tap to send.

If you have an iPhone X or later, or an iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch, and can't reply to a message from the Lock screen, go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode, and turn on Reply With Message. If you have an iPhone 8 or earlier, or iPad, go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Allow Access When Locked, and turn on Reply with Message.

Learn how to manage Messages notifications from the Lock screen.

Forward a message

Open a message conversation and follow these steps:

Touch and hold the message bubble that you want to forward, then tap More.

Delete a message or conversation

When you delete a message or conversation, you can't get it back. So make sure that you save important information from your messages.

To delete a message:

1. In a message conversation, touch and hold the message bubble that you want to delete, then tap More.
2. Tap , then tap Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in the thread, tap Delete All in the upper-left corner. Then tap Delete Conversation.

To delete a single conversation, swipe left over the conversation that you want to delete, tap Delete, then tap Delete again to confirm. To delete more than one conversation, open Messages and tap Edit in the upper-left corner. Then tap the circle next to the conversations and tap Delete in the bottom-right corner.

To keep your messages for a certain amount of time, go to Settings > Messages > Keep Messages. Then select how long you want to keep your messages.

Keep your messages in iCloud

iCloud now keeps your entire message history updated and available on all your devices — even when you set up a brand-new device.

Messages in iCloud are updated automatically, so you have the same messages everywhere you use iMessage. When you delete a message, photo, or conversation on one device, it’s removed from all of your devices. And since all of your attachments are stored in iCloud, you can save space on your device.

You can use Messages in iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Use Predictive text

With Predictive text, you can write and complete entire sentences with just a few taps. As you type, you'll see choices for words and phrases you'd probably type next, based on your past conversations and writing style. You can also adjust additional keyboard settings.

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To turn off Predictive Text, touch and hold or , tap Keyboard Settings, then turn off Predictive.

Turn on Hide alerts

To stop receiving message notifications:

1. Open Messages.
2. Swipe left over the conversation that you want to mute.
3. Tap Hide Alerts.

When Hide Alerts is on, will appear next to the conversation. This stops notifications only for that conversation, not your device. You’ll still receive all other messages and see notifications for them on your Lock screen.

Learn how to manage Messages notifications from the Lock screen.

Find attachments from a conversation

1. Open the message.
2. Tap the name of the contact at the top of the message, then tap .
3. You'll see Images and Attachments. Touch and hold an image or attachment to show options like Copy, Delete, and More.

To save an image or attachment outside of Messages, tap an image or attachment, tap , then select an option like Save Image or Save to Files. When you tap Save Image, it saves it to your Photos app.

Send and share your location

To send or share your location in a message:

1. Tap the name of the contact at the top of the conversation.
2. Tap .
3. Tap Send My Current Location. Your recipient will see your location on the map. Or tap Share My Location. Then choose the length of time that you want to share your location for.

Do more with messages

• Learn the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS.
• Personalize your messages with Digital Touch, iMessage apps, and message effects.
• Send photos, videos, or audio messages and group messages.
• Use Messages with your Mac.
• Learn what to do if you can't send or receive messages.