# Send SMS

This button will allow you to send an SMS message to a single contact or a group of contacts as a bulk action. You have to select the contact(s) you want to send the SMS to in other to be able to proceed to the sending page.

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## **Create Your SMS Message**

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Then, you can type in the message you want to send or use the message template you have. You can also add custom fields, attach files, and add emojis to your composed message.

## **Send all at Once**

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By toggling on the "Send all at Once" option, you can decide to add all your selected contact to the campaign you have chosen immediately.

## **Send all at a scheduled time**

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When you toggle on the "Send all at a scheduled time", you can schedule the message you want to send to all the contact you've selected at a set date and time.

### **Start On**

Select the date and time you will like to schedule the message you want to send to your contact.

## **Add in drip mode**

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1. **Batch Quantity**\
   Here you will enter the batch quantity, i.e the number of contacts you want to send messages to per batch.\\

2. **Repeat After**\
   You can decide to repeat the action after a particular period of time ranging from seconds to days\\

3. **Send On**\
   Select the day(s) of the week you will like to send the batch.\\

4. **Process between hours (optional)**\
   Select the time duration you will like to start and end the process.\\

## **Action**

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Type the name you will like to describe this action, this will be shown in the tracking report.
