All of a sudden I cannot write/send a text message.

I have an iPhone 4. It is recently synced. I tried a hard reset.
I can receive text messages, but I cannot type/send a text.
The touch keys work in email and Safari...just are not working to create and send a text.
Any ideas?

You might try force quitting Messages (double-tap the home button, locate Messages in the recents list at the bottom, tap and hold it until it wiggles, tap the minus sign to close), followed by resetting your phone again.  If that doesn't resolve it, then the basic troubleshooting steps are to restore your phone, first by restoring it from backup, and if that fails, by restoring it as new (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414).  Before restoring, be sure to back up your contacts by syncing them with iCloud, to another service such as Google, or by syncing them to a supported program such as Outlook or mac Address Book.  Also import your photos to your computer before restoring.

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