SMS XL is the ultimate Microsoft Excel plug in for sending SMS. It is designed to facilitate quick group and individual messaging. Ability of SMS XL to send any number messages makes it a value for money product.
SMS XL is the ultimate Microsoft Excel plug in for sending SMS. It is designed to facilitate quick group and individual messaging. Ability of SMS XL to send any number messages makes it a value for money product.
SMS XL is the ultimate Microsoft Excel plug in for sending SMS. It is designed to facilitate quick group and individual messaging. Ability of SMS XL to send any number messages makes it a value for money product.
SMS XL is the ultimate Microsoft Excel plug in for sending SMS. It is designed to facilitate quick group and individual messaging. Ability of SMS XL to send any number messages makes it a value for money product.
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USER MANUAL
SMS XL v 1.5
...Send SMS directly from Microsoft Excel
Table of Contents 1. Introduction3 2. Features of SMS XL.....3 3. System Requirements...3 4. How to Install? ....4 5. Network Settings ...7 6. Menu and Command Bar . 9 7. Send SMS...... 9 8. Preview Messages..11 9. Templates ..12 10. Mobile Number Format.. 12 11. Change Password...13 12. Sent Report . 13 13. Check Balance. 15
Introduction SMS XL is the ultimate Microsoft Excel Plug In for sending SMS from your desktop computer. The Plug In is designed to facilitate quick group and individual messaging. SMS XL offers speedy, convenient and cost effective means of contacting your customers and provides the ability to personalize each message based upon your requirements. Ability of SMS XL to send any number messages makes it a value for money product.
Features of SMS XL Simple to use user interface forms. Send personalized messages. Send to random ranges of mobile numbers. Set up templates for regular messages from your computer. Option to choose not to send duplicate numbers. Detailed reporting of all sent messages.
System Requirements SMS XL requires active Internet connection to send/receive SMS messages. Internet speed can be any, but DSL with 256kb is recommended. Operating Systems Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and Windows Me Microsoft Office Versions Office 2007, Office 2003, Office XP (2002), Office 2000 Software Microsoft.NET framework 2.0 (Freely downloadable) CPU 300 MHz or higher RAM 256 MB or higher Disk Space 6 MB or more (depending on your data)
How to Install? Note: Please make sure your system has already .NET Framework 2.0 installed. If you do not have, you can download from internet for free.
1. Double click on the setup file 2. Click Next button in the window as shown below
Settings You need to enter your Profile ID and Password here, in order to send messages. You can save your login information in your computer if you dont want to enter login information every time you open Excel..
In most cases you need not change anything in the network settings. But if your PC is behind a proxy or firewall you may need to reset the network settings. Please ask your network administrator for help. For network settings go to Account -> Settings. The settings window opens. Select Network button and choose the appropriate option suitable for your network and click Ok as shown below.
To set other features go to the Settings window like the above and choose Other button and the following window comes up. You can choose a option to remove duplicate numbers while sending.
After successfully installed, open the Microsoft Excel. You can see a menu and command bar is added to the Excel. One context menu item Send SMS also added to the cell context menu. You can see this context menu by right clicking ona cell.
Create New SMS
Once you have mobile numbers data in Excel you can send SMS as easy as Copy and Paste operations. Select the range of cell you wish to send the SMS, then right client and choose Send SMS option.
You will find following options here to customize your SMS. Select language, message type, type the message (Maximum 160 Characters), add signature (optional), click Preview to check your numbers and message and click on send as shown below. Add Signature: This tool lets you add some text at the end of every message you send from the Smart Messenger. It can be your company name or slogan etc. Add Field: This list box will show you the values A to IV. This is useful when you add the column data to the message. For example in your Excel Sheet you have Customers Names in column A and mobile numbers in column B. If you want to add customers name in the message you can double click on A to add the field. You can see the Preview of the messages before you start sending. Preview: when you click this button you can see the message Preview. It is very useful when you are sending personalized messages.
Insert Templates Templates are a static messages used to save and Use at anytime, without typing. To insert a template click on Insert Template button in the Send SMS window. In this window, you can Create Edit or Delete Templates. To add the template in to Send SMS window just double click in the message.
Mobile Number Format
Please make sure all your mobile numbers are in the correct format. Format all your numbers in any one of the ways given below 1. XXXXXXXXXX 2. 91XXXXXXXXXX Note: 10 digit numbers are recommended for Indian mobiles. 12
Change Password You can change your SMS account password any number of times. To change the password, go to SMS MANTRA -> Change Password The following window opens. Type the old password and new password twice and click Change button as shown below.
We recommend you to change your password frequently. Note: We do not take any responsibility if your password is misused by any unauthorized person (s).
Sent Report Sent report window will download your sent messages report from server. It contains summary of messages sent date and delivery date. To view the Sent Report go to SMS MANTRA -> Sent Report The following window opens where you can check just the detailed report of all the items sent within the specified dates.
Else you can obtain the summary of total items sent within the specified dates as shown below. You can export the sent report data into Excel file, XML file or text file directly by clicking on Export button.
Check Balance To check the available credits go to SMS MANTRA -> Balance The following window with the available balances and expiry date pops up. If you need more credits click on Claim credits else click Ok.
