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Create an Outbound Message in MobileConnect
Use the Outbound Message template to create and send an SMS message to your subscribers in Marketing Cloud Engagement.
- On the MobileConnect Overview screen, click Create Message, and then select the Outbound template.
- Enter a name for the message.
- Select the short or long code to use.
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Select the send method.
- To send immediately or at a specified time, use Schedule.
- To send via the MobileConnect REST API, use API Trigger.
- To send as part of an automation in Automation Studio, use Automation.
- Select the audience or create a list.
- Exclude audiences, as necessary.
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Enter the message text and click
OK.
If you insert personalization strings or AMPscript, the character count isn’t available.
- Enter and review the rest of the information.
- Set the delivery date and time.
- Schedule, send, or activate the message.

