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Sending a Test or Ad-Hoc Deliver Message
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In Deliver, you can send test or ad-hoc messages from a mailing.
You can also preview the message to see it as if it were being read by a given record.
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Previewing a message
To preview a message:
Go to Deliver and select a mailing.
Select Preview Message.
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Select a recipient list.
Enter the intended recipient's name in the Record field. Suggested matches appear.
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Select a record. Slate checks the record against the filters in your recipient list. The record does not need to meet the criteria already set for the Deliver message.
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Select Preview.
The mailing appears in the preview window as if the selected record were viewing it.
Send an ad-hoc or test Deliver mailing
You can send any Deliver mailing as an ad-hoc message to a given recipient. You can also send the message as a test.
Select Send Message.
Configure the following settings:
Type: Select one of the following:
Send Ad-Hoc: Sends the message to the previewed record.
Send Test: Send a test message to an address you provide.
Recipient:
Send Ad-Hoc: The record selected in Preview Record.
Test: Defaults to the current user’s contact information. Can be updated.
Subject: For email messages:
Send Ad-Hoc: Update subject line, if desired.
Test: Same as above, but prepended by default with
[Test].
Message body: Edit the message body as needed.
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Select Send. Slate sends the message to the selected recipient.
📝 NoteWhen the message sends, the recipient is to the query execution and will be tagged to the same mailing. As a result, the recipient will not receive the message again should they meet criteria in the future, and all analytics for the message will be the same with the ad-hoc recipient as those who met the broader criteria.
