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1. and may not have access to the Internet you may need to schedule the SMS to be sent at a later date To do this click Schedule Job button to open the date panel Then in the Date box type a date you want the message to be sent or use the Date tool to select a date 4 Send Test SMS Would you like to test the SMS before it is sent to the recipients Well for some reasons you would To send a Test SMS click the Send Test SMS button to open a pop up text box Type the phone number you want to use to test the SMS and click OK 5 Save Draft If you wish to save the message as a draft click the Save Draft button The message is saved 6 Start Job With this tool you will send the SMS PAGE FOUR Using MFM Pro to send Bulk SMS MFM Pro is our Bulk SMS tool that lets you personalize the SMS message to include the names of the recipients To be able to send personalized message the Address Book Names and phones numbers of the recipients should be typed in a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel When there is need to add names of message recipients MFM Pro comes handy Student s name Eng Lang Physics Chemistry Biology Parent s name Parent s number Maxwell Azunna 75 65 75 65 75 65 Mr Azunna 2348023329131 Dele Akinjide 75 70 75 70 75 70 Mr Akinjide 2348036515556 James Akpan 80 68 80 68 80 68 Mrs Akpan 2348052341860 Olufemi John 66 75 66 75 66 75 M
2. and then in the text box next to it type the name box next to it to display registered numbers Then select you want recipients to see on their phone as the sender the number you want to use as the Sender ID NOTE You must register a number before you can use it as a Sender ID To register a number see the topic Registering a number as a Sender ID Step 5 Type your message In the Message box type the text message you want to send to the recipients The text limit is 160 characters including dots spaces and punctuations As you type you will notice that the character will be reducing showing you what is left Make sure your text limit does not exceed 160 if it does you willbe billed 2 SMS credits Step 6 Send Check your text message for errors make corrections and then click Send You Bulk SMS is sent PAGE ONE Registering a number as Sender ID You must register your number on the platform to be able to use it as a Sender ID When you register your number a verification code will be sent to your phone to confirm that you actually own the phone Step 1 Begin Click the arrow next to your Username to display tools and then click My Profile to display My Profile page Step 3 Type number In the Number box type the Sender ID number For example 2348023329131 Inthe Description box type a description of the number your name or something Then click Save to add the number Step 2 Load number box Click Register Num
3. User Manual Using Quick SMS tool to send Bulk SMS As the name implies the Quick SMS tool will let you send SMS quickly If all you want to send is between 1 to 50 SMS use this tool but if you are sending more than this number use the tool as discussed on page 10 Step 1 Open Quick SMS tool Step 2 Enter recipients GSM numbers Login to your account using the details sent to you in the In the Recipients box type the GSM numbers of the Welcome SMS by the Admin In the Application tools people you want to send the Bulk SMS to Use window click the Quick SMS icon to load it international GSM number format to type those numbers For example if the number is 08023329131 type it this way 2348023329131 Notice that 234 preceded the number and the first zero 0 is not included You must use international numbering format to type the numbers Again do not use comma to separate the numbers When you type the first number press the Enter key on the keyboard to enter a line for the next number For example 2348023329131 2348036515556 2348052343160 The Sender ID The Sender tool gives you the option of using either Alphanumeric alphabet and numbers or Numeric using just numbers With the Alphanumeric you can type the name of the organization as the Sender ID for example XYZ Church YOU CAN ONLY USE ONE OPTION EITHER ALPHANUMERIC OR NUMERIC Step 3 Using Alphanumeric Sender ID Step 4 Using number as Sender ID box
4. details will continue to merge Dear Parent s name Student s name scored the following marks in the just concluded test Eng Eng Lit Maths Maths Physics Physics Chemistry Chemistry Biology Biology Agric Agric Econs Econs Step 6 Next Step 7 Processed numbers Scroll down and click Next to continue Processed results will display showing processed numbers and message Scroll round the screen to view the processed results Step 8 Proceed Next click Next to move to the next task Step 9 Finish Next click Start Job to finally send the SMS To cancel the job click Cancel Finally click OK to send the message To cancel the job click Cancel PAGE SEVEN Creating Groups in the Address Book The Address Book allows you to type and save categorized recipients phone numbers and names ina designated folder Step1 Load the Address Book Step 2 Create a group Click the Address Book icon to load it Click Manage Groups to open groups dialog box where you willtype group s name Step 3 Add a Group In the Name box type the name you want to assign to the Group Having done that click Save to save the entry If any dialog box appears click Close to close it To add more Groups repeat the steps PAGE EIGHT Adding names to a Group in the Address Book When you add numbers to a Group and select the number and send SMS all the numbers in the Group will receive the SMS whenever you send a messa
5. eric Sender link to open the number box Step 4 Verify the code A verification code will be sent to the number you typed instep 2 Inthe Verification code box type the code that was sent A dialog box will pop up Click OK to complete the verification You have registered the number and it can be used in any of the SMS tools either on Quick SMS MFM Messenger or MFM Pro PAGE TWO Using MFM Messenger to send Bulk SMS MFM Messengers is another good SMS sending tool you can use to send Bulk SMS With it you can send messages that are more than 50 units Lets see how you can use this tool Step 1 Open MFM Messenger tool In the Application tools window click the MFM Messenger icon to load it Step 2 Add recipients Click the Paste Insert tab and then in the text box type the GSM numbers of the recipients If you had typed the numbers elsewhere you can as well copy and paste them in the box When you have typed or paste all the numbers click Add to recipient button to add the numbers You must use international numbering format to type the numbers Again do not use comma to separate the numbers When you type the first number press the Enter key on the keyboard to enter a line for the next number For example 2348023329131 2348036515556 2348052343160 The Sender ID The Sender tool gives you the option of using either Alphanumeric alphabet and numbers or Numeric using just numbers With the Alphanumeric yo
6. ge Step 1 Begin From the Welcome page click Address Book to open Address Book window If you are not on the Welcome page the Address Book button may not be available then click the Application Center button to display the Address Book button and then click it Step 3 Open Manage Contacts page Click New and then click Contact details tab and then in the GSM and First Name boxes type the GSM number and name of a contact If you wish type other details Then click Contacts tab to choose the contact you want to save the contact Step 2 Open Manage contacts dialog box Click Manage contacts button to open the Manage contacts dialog box Step 4 Choose Group Click Group tab and then click the check box of the Group you want to save the name in Having done that scroll down find and click Save Repeat these steps to add more names PAGE NINE Sending Bulk SMS from the Address Book The Address Book only works for prime Messenger Step 1 Begin Step 2 Open Group Click Prime Messenger tool to open the tool You will now access the Groups you had created previously Step 3 Choose a Group From the Groups you created click the check box of any one you want to send to PAGE TEN
7. option of using either Alphanumeric alphabet and numbers or Numeric using just numbers With the Alphanumeric you can type the name of the organization as the Sender ID for example XYZ Company XYZ Church or whatever your organization s name is YOU CAN ONLY USE ONE OPTION EITHER ALPHANUMERIC OR NUMERIC Step 4 Define Sender ID PAGE SIX lt lt Using PrimePro to send Bulk SMS Continued The Placeholder All the columns in the Excel data will form the Placeholders Take a closer look at the Excel Sample Data on page 13 you will see the areas marked Placeholders In your message you will use the Placeholders to personalize the SMS For example if you have Parent s Name Column and you select a Placeholder called Parent s Name the name of the parent will appear If you have Student s Name column and you select a Placeholder called Student s Name the name of the student will merge to the GSM number in the Excel data Now we will use the Placeholder to merge the Excel data Step5 Insertthe placeholder In the Text box type Dear and then click the arrow in Placeholder to display Placeholders and then select Parents Name Then click the arrow in Placeholder again to select Student s Name Again type scored the following marks in the just concluded test Then click the arrow in Placeholder again to select the subjects For clarity see the example below Do it exactly as it is As you enter the Placeholder the
8. r John 2348023329131 Ifeany Ibeh 68 74 68 74 68 74 Mrs Ibeh 2348036515556 Mary Kanu 72 80 72 80 2 80 Mr Kanu 2348052341860 Ibrahim Salisu 90 85 90 85 90 85 Alh Salisu 2348023329131 Godwin Momoh 85 75 85 75 85 75 Mr Momoh 2348036515556 Susan Okoh 86 75 86 75 86 75 Mr Okoh 2348052341860 Doris Nnadi 78 70 78 70 78 70 Mr Nnadi 2348023329131 Emmanuel Ike 70 65 70 65 70 65 Mr Ike 2348036515556 Juliana Boating 70 65 70 65 70 65 Mr Boating 2348052341860 Lawrence Uke 68 75 68 75 68 75 Mr Uke 2348023329131 PAGE FIVE lt lt Using Prime Pro SMS tool to send Bulk SMS Continued Step 1 Load Prime Pro tool Click Prime Pro icon to load the tool and start uploading your data Step3 Recipient column Acolumn will be selected by default This column will be the column that contains the GSM numbers in the Excel data if it is not please select a column with numbers Next you will choose Sender ID Scroll down locate and click Next to continue The Sender ID Step 2 Import data Click Browse icon to open Upload file dialog box Locate the file name of your Excel Data where you saved it click the File name and then click Open to insert the File To use Alphanumeric click the Alphanumeric check box and then in the text box next to it type the name you want the recipients to see in their phone as the sender To use Number as the Sender ID see the topic Registering a number as Sender ID The Sender tool gives you the
9. u can type the name of the organization as the Sender ID for example XYZ Company XYZ Church or whatever your organization s name is YOU CAN ONLY USE ONE OPTION EITHER ALPHANUMERIC OR NUMERIC Step 3 Numbers loaded Notice that the numbers you typed in step 2 now appears in the Recipient List To remove any number click Remove button next to the number you want to remove To remove all the numbers click Remove All Next you will define Sender ID scroll up to view the Sender ID section of the Messenger tool Step 5 Using number as Sender ID Click Number check box and then click the arrow in the box next to it to display registered numbers Then select the number you want to use as the Sender ID NOTE You must register a number before you can use it as a Sender ID To register a number see the topic Registering a number as a Sender ID on page 9 Step 4 Use Alphanumeric sender ID To use Alphanumeric click the Alphanumeric check box and then in the text box next to it type the name you want the recipients to see on their phone as the sender Step 6 Type your message Click the arrow in Mapping box to display language options then select None In the Message box type the message you want to send to the recipients The text limit is 160 characters including dots spaces and punctuations As you type you will notice that the character will be reducing showing you the number of characters that is left Make sure your te
10. xt limit does not exceed 160 if it does you will be billed 2 SMS credits Step 7 Send Check your text message for errors make corrections and then scroll down to locate and click the Start Job to Send the message PAGE THREE lt lt Using Prime Messenger SMS tool to send Bulk SMS Continued Message options You can use Message option tools to manage your messages For example you can set Validity option schedule the message or flash the message to recipients Lets take a closer look at some Message Options 1 Validity period Validity period determines the amount of time that undelivered message is retained on the SMS server When you send an SMS and the recipient either switched off his phone or he is out of network coverage area the message is retained for some time pending when he or she is back to network coverage area or he switched on his phone To set a validity period click the arrow in Validity period and choose 48h 48 hours This is set by default 2 Flash SMS When you check you credit or you run out of SMS space on your phone a message is sent flashed to you from the network These messages are not meant to be saved so they don t enter the Inbox If you wish to flash your recipients click the Flash SMS check box Though this is not recommended except for special reasons 3 Schedule Job Schedule job option allows you to set the message to be sent in a later day and time If you will be out of town

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