You can schedule messages to send at a later time or date, as well as set a broadcast to be repeating. Please note - if you are on a pre-paid account, you will need to have set-up and automatic top-up before you can schedule messages.
Scheduling messages
1. In the menu, click on Messaging, and under the SMS Messaging subheading, select Scheduled:
2. Choose your recipients and write your message.
3. Name your campaign if required.
4. In the Message Details section, click on the Schedule dropdown and select Schedule for later:
5. Select the date and time for the message to send, as well as confirm the time zone - this will default to the time zone in your account settings.
6. Click Schedule in the bottom right to save the message and trigger the scheduling.
Recurring messages
1. Complete the steps 1-5 as above
2. In the Message details section, click on the dropdown and click "Schedule"
3. Select the frequency at which you want the message to repeat (Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly or Annually)
4. Select the termination date for the message cycle
NOTE: You will see confirmation of the termination date and the number of occurrences the message will send
5. Click "Schedule" in the bottom right to save the message and trigger the scheduling and recurrence
Editing a Message schedule and the content of a scheduled message
You can pause, delete and edit message schedules, as well as edit the content of scheduled messages without having to start a new message cycle
1. In the menu, click on Messaging, and under the SMS Messaging subheading, select Scheduled:
2. You'll see a list of all scheduled messages appear on the right. Click on the three dots on the right of the campaign you want to edit and select Pause and Edit - you can delete the schedule by clicking Delete in this menu.
3. You'll then be asked to confirm that you want to Pause the schedule and make Edits. Click the Pause & edit button in this pop-up to continue:
4. This will now take you to the familiar New Campaign screen; however this time the screen is titled Edit Message. Make the changes you want, and then click Save & Resume to save your changes and re-activate the message schedule, or Save & Pause to save your changes but keep the schedule paused until you re-activate it later.