Testing SmartText

Prior to going live with advertisement of your group texting ability, you will want to test the functionality of SmartText on your own.

Testing without Subscribing

Note: 50 free credits are provided to accommodate messages such as these. Sending test messages will reduce your available credits

1.	Click SmartText in the left-hand menu.

2.	Click the Dashboard tab.

3.	Type your mobile number in the Send Test Message box and click Send Test.

4.	A test message will arrive on your mobile device.

“This is a test message sent at (date/time).”

 

Testing and Self-Subscribing to SmartText

Note: 50 free credits are provided to accommodate messages such as these. Sending test messages will reduce your available credits.

1.	Click SmartText in the left-hand menu.

2.	Click the Dashboard tab.

3.	Type your mobile phone number and click Show Me! (only available if you have not yet setup your account.)

4.	A sample text message will arrive on your mobile device.

This thank you subscription message is the message all your subscribers will receive. The organization name listed in this message is pulling from the name listed under Setup>Organization Information.

5.	You will also notice your Dashboard Statistics shows an additional Subscriber and one less credit than before. Note: 50 free credits were given when SmartText became available.

6.	You will also notice, if you click on the Send tab, that you belong to the subscriber list “Subscribers without Specific Groups”.

7.	You are officially part of the list of subscribers that would receive a message if this group “Subscribers without Specific Groups” is selected as a recipient.