Messaging - Main Screen - Create a New Message

• The "New Message" window includes fields and options for configuring the message.

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• Click on the “To” button to select recipients of the message.  In the window that opens, use the dropdown on the left to select the type of recipient – choose from Vehicles, People, Groups, or Distribution Lists.  The list of users below the category will update according to the category.  To add users, click on the “+” symbol to the right of the name(s).  Selected users will appear in the “To” box.  Alternatively, you can use the “Search Text” bar to search for specific users. When finished selecting recipients, click on the “Done’ button in the lower right.

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• Note that from the message setup screen, you can also choose to send the message to every user in the system.  To do so, select the checkbox next to “Broadcast to everyone.”
• Once they are selected, recipients will be displayed in the box under the “To” button.
• Enter a subject in the “Subject” field and the message in the “Message” box.
• Select a length of time the message will be available from the dropdown selection box.
• To configure responses that will be available for recipients, click on the “+Add response” button.
• In the text box that appears, enter the first response.  The number to the right of the text box indicates how many available characters remain for the response.

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• To add another response, click on “+Add response” again.

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• Use the up and down arrows to the right of the text box to adjust the order in which the responses are displayed.
• To delete a response, click on the “X” to the right of the text box.
• When ready, click on the “Send” button at the bottom of the screen to send the configured message.