Schedule send messages & mass communication

Overview: As an Admin, you can schedule messages and mass communication to send at a later date. This is a great tool to inform your student-athletes or staff about upcoming events or important reminders.

Schedule messages

Learn how to schedule messages to individual users such as student-athletes, coaches, or other department staff. 

1. Navigate to Spry Messaging using the messaging icon on the far right side of your horizontal navigation bar. 

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2. Start in your Active Messages tab.

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3. Select a chat where you'd like to create your message. This guide will teach you how to create a new message or group chat.

4. In the group message you've selected, type the message you wish to send.

5. To schedule the message, click the up arrow Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 12.52.35 PM.png on the right side of the message box.

Example:

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6. Then, select a time to schedule your message. You can choose from one of the pre-generated times OR you can select a custom date and time.

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7. If you choose "Custom Time", a new window will appear in which you can select your desired date and time. 

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View, Edit, or Delete Scheduled Messages

After scheduling a message, you can review, edit, or delete that message in your Scheduled Messages tab. 

1. Start in your Scheduled Messages tab. Here, you will see a complete list of any message that has been scheduled.

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2. For each scheduled message, you have various options:

  • Send Now
  • Reschedule
  • Edit Message
  • Delete Message

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3. To "Send Now", select the Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 12.40.32 PM.png button. This will send your message immediately.

4. To "Reschedule Message", select the Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 12.41.16 PM.pngbutton. This will prompt you to select a new date/time to send your message.

5. To "Edit Message", select the Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 12.42.34 PM.png button. This will allow you to make any necessary revisions to the message.

6. To "Delete Message", select the Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 12.43.55 PM.png button. This will allow permanently delete the message and cancel the send. 

Schedule Mass Communication

Learn how to schedule Mass Communication messages to all student-athletes, coaches, or administrators.

1. Start in your Active Messages tab.

2. To create a new Mass Communication message, click the Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 12.46.37 PM.png button. 

3. Select "Mass Communication". Follow this guide to learn more about creating a Mass Communication message.

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4. Once you've written your message, select the up arrow Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 12.51.04 PM.png button. 

5. Then, select a time to schedule your message. You can choose from one of the pre-generated times OR you can select a custom date and time.

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6. If you choose "Custom Time", a new window will appear in which you can select your desired date and time. 

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Watch: Individual & Group Messages - Schedule, edit, delete

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Watch: Mass Communication Message - Schedule, edit, delete

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