How to create and use footers in the WinSMS desktop application
What is an SMS footer?
An SMS message footer is text that is added to the end of your SMS message. The most common use of an SMS footer is to include your contact details. With the WinSMS desktop client and WinSMS.mobi you can specify multiple footers.
WinSMS desktop client - creating footers
First, we must download the latest version before we can install it.
- South African users download here.
- International users download here.
To add footers to the WinSMS desktop client please open the WinSMS desktop client.
Click on "File" then "Preferences"
Click on the "Footers" tab and click on "New"
Now type in the text you want to be added to the end of your SMS message and click on "OK"
Congratulations you have added your first footer.
Please note: Your default footer will be automatically added to the end of your SMS messages.
This is the footer that is on the top line and has an astrix (*). To get a footer to be your default footer select it by left clicking on your footer then use the arrow buttons on the right to move the footer to the top.
WinSMS desktop client - using footers
Please note: If you have selected a default footer and want to use the default footer then you do not need to select a footer before sending your SMS messages. To set a default footer please see the instructions above. Below where you type your message click on the "Message Footer" drop down and select the message footer you wish to have on the end of your SMS message.
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