View text messages on Macbook Pro

Hi there... I just recently purchased the Macbook Pro and need help figuring out a couple things. I wanted to know how to set up the messages icon on your desktop on your Macbook Pro. Also I was wondering if it is possible to view and send your text messages from your phone on your Macbook Pro? If you could tell me how to do both I would be grateful! As you can probably tell I am a Windows user and need help figuring this out.... Thanks much!

It's called iMessage and you can only do it if you're using two different Apple accounts on your phone and Mac. As for the iMessage icon, do you want to change the icon itself or what?

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