Navigate to the Control Panel > Communications Tab > Admin Functions > Text Messaging.
Click Add Message to add a new message.
- Distribution List - Click the Edit Distribution List button to specify a distribution list to receive the text message. An additional option allows you to reuse a previously saved distribution list.
- Title - The message title is for internal purposes only and won't be visible to your members.
- Category - Select the category to apply to the message.
- Send - Choose whether to send the message now or on a future date.
- Links - Use the Link Builder to add a link to your text message. The link won't appear in the draft preview and will only appear in the actual message.
- Message Text - Type your message. If you've enabled double-length messages, you'll also see a checkbox to use a double-length message and increase the number of available characters.