In this article, you will learn how to send a message to a Bid Posting email list.
Send a Message to an Email List
Navigate to the Bid Postings module:
Click the Modules dropdown menu
Select the Content tab
Click the Bid Postings module
Click the View Email Lists button:
Locate the name of the email list you want to send a message to:
Next to the email list's name, click the Choose an Action dropdown menu:
Select Add Item:
Fill in the message's informational fields:
Date to Send: Sets the message to send on a specified date. Enter the date in an mm/dd/yyyy format, such as 10/31/2024
Note:
The message is sent immediately if the Date to Send field is left blank.
Time to Send: Sets the message to send at a specified time. Enter the time in a hh:mm format, such as 02:05
Select AM or PM from the dropdown menu
Sender Name (Required): The name of the email list (or person) that is sending the message
Note:
It's recommended to leave this as the email list's name.
Reply Address: The email address where the message's recipients can send replies
Email Subject (Required): The email's title
Show Archives: Sets whether or not the message's recipients can see previous bid postings for the email list
HTML Message (Required): Use the text editor to create and format the message's main content/body
Copy HTML to Text: A button that converts the message's HTML formatting into Plain Text
Plain Text (Required): The message without any formatting
Mobile Text/Push Message (Required): A version of the message sent to mobile devices. There is a 150-character limit
Include Link to Item: Adds a link to the full message/item
Select a save option:
Save: Saves any changes to the message without sending it to the email list
Save and Send: Saves any changes to the message, publishes the message, and sends it to the email list
Note:
If a specified Date to Send was added to the message, the Save and Send option saves any changes to the message and publishes it so that the system can automatically send the message on the chosen date.