Create a New Notify Me® Message

This article will show you how to create a new message or item within a mailing list in Notify Me®.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrators | Owners | Publishers | Authors

Important Notes:

• To help ensure scheduled messages are accurate, Web Central modules allow only one scheduled notification at a time.

• If a site user modifies and saves an item that already has a scheduled notification, a new notification window will appear. Any notification settings entered will overwrite the existing scheduled notification.

• For example, a site user may edit the Tomato Festival calendar event to move it to a later date because of the weather. When the user saves the event, a notification window will appear. The user must complete the notification settings again. These settings should reflect the changes made to the event. If the user selects Don't Send, the previously scheduled notification is canceled. No new notification will be created or sent.

Instructions

1. Sign in to your site

2. Navigate to Modules. Click on Content, then Notify Me:

   

3. Find the mailing list you wish to create a message for:

   

4. Click on Choose an Action, then select Add Item next to your desired Mailing List:

   

5. Complete the information fields:

   

   • Date to Send: Leave blank to send immediately after you save, or enter a future date for the message to auto-send

   • Time to Send: Leave blank to send immediately after you save, or choose a future time for the message to auto-send

   • Sender Name: Create a name for the sender

     Note:

     The default is the name of the mailing list.

   • Reply Address: Email address for recipients to message when they need to reply

   • Email Subject: Create a subject heading

   • Show Archives: Choose Yes or No to show the archives

   • HTML Message: Format your content in HTML code

   • Copy HTML to Text: Click this button to translate your HTML code into regular text

   • Plain Text: Normal editing for the message

     Note:

     Relative links to site content should not be used within plain text messages.

   • Mobile Text or Push Message: Enter the mobile text message for subscribers

     Note:

     There is a 160-character limit.

   • Include Link to Item: Check this box to include a link to the item in the text message. Mobile users can tap the link to view the item

6. Select a saving option at the top of the page:

   

   • Cancel: Will delete your work

   • Save: Will save the work as an unpublished draft

   • Save and Send: Will save the message and send it to subscribers