The application allows you to send smarter SMS messages with emojis, merge fields, or ready-to-use templates. All this gives your customers a personal touch. The messages sent will adhere to the country-specific compliance that you have set in the Zoho CRM. 

Using the application you can send a message in an already existing conversation, select a contact from your database and send a message, start a new conversation, or send a message to an unknown number.

Sending a message through the application is possible in many ways namely:

• Sending a message from the inbox by selecting a contact 
• Sending a message by selecting a contact from the list of Contacts 
• Sending a message to an unknown recipient/number

All these ways of sending messages to known and unknown contacts are explained in detail in the following sections.

The mobile app allows you to send SMS and MMS messages from the inbox. Simply select a conversation from the inbox, use a message template or send a manual message to the recipient.

Select a conversation from the Inbox to proceed

• In the composer field, type your message. You can use the emoticon icon to add emoticons
• Click on the URL icon, next to the emoticon icon to add a short URL to your message. The following window will appear:

• Enter the destination URL address in the ‘Destination URL’ field. Select the domain from the ‘Domain’ drop-down list. Enter the slash tag in the ‘Slash Tag’ field. Enter the link expiry time in the ‘Expire Link (in Days) field. Click on the ‘Add’ button to create and add a short URL to your message.

• Click on the attachment icon to add attachments to your message. You can share files, photos, or videos as an attachment with your message. The following window will appear:

Sending a Message to Known Contacts

Follow a few simple steps and start sending messages to your known contacts.

• Click on the New Message icon in the tab bar
• Select the module from the drop-down list
• Type the name in the ‘To’ field
• The phone number of the recipient gets populated automatically in the ‘Phone Field’ as shown in the image above. If required, you can change it.
• Select Sender ID from the drop-down list
• Click on the Compose Message button
• Compose and send a message. You can view the messages that you have sent in the Inbox.

SMS-Magic Mobile App simplifies messaging and conversing with your clients. With the mobile app, it is possible to send a message to an unknown number as well. You can compose and send messages to someone who is not a part of your contact list.

• Click on the New Message icon in the tab bar
• Select the module from the drop-down list
• Enter the phone number in the ‘To’ field and select Sender ID from the drop-down list
• Click on the Compose Message button 
• Send the message. You can view the messages that you have sent in the Inbox.

SMS-Magic Mobile App allows you to send a message by selecting a record from the modules of your CRM. All the modules that were configured in the Zoho account, immediately after signing-in, will appear here. Simply select the recipient from the contact list and start conversing by following the below steps:

1. Click on the Modules List icon in the tab bar
2. Select the Zoho module that you want to use to send messages
3. Select the recipient from the list
4. Compose and send messages