Send a General Text Message

1. Click on the Communications tab

2. Select Create a message

3. Ensure only Text is selected
   (Email might be selected as default if this is the default option set in Communications - System Options)

4. If you don't wish to send the text straight away, select Schedule message and select the required date and time
   Note that it is not currently possible to add attachments to Scheduled messages

5. Click on the address book to select the Recipients

6.  

   1. Using the appropriate tabs, select the individual recipients, or select via Classes, Year Groups, Cohorts, Staff as required

   2. Select Include leavers, if required

7. Click Done

8. Type the Text message

9. Note that a warning message will be displayed if your Text message exceeds 150 characters.  Messages of more than 150 characters may be charged as two texts.

10. Click Text message contact priorities to select a particular priority of contacts to receive this message (the default is Priority 1)

11.  

    1. Select the required priority level

    2. Click OK

12. Click Send

13. The contacts with mobile numbers configured will be displayed

14. Click on any line to read the message, if required

15. Deselect any recipients in the Send column, if required

16. Click OK and click OK

17. The text message will be sent and a list of any accounts without a mobile number in SCO will be displayed

18. If required, click the Export to Excel button to create a list of names in Excel

19. Click Done