Sending an SMS from Microsoft Outlook

You can send an SMS directly from Microsoft Outlook using the `One off' addressing format. It is not possible to select the recipient from the Outlook contacts list. To do this you need to use the FAXmaker SMS Message form. To send an SMS from Microsoft Outlook:

1. Start up Outlook and create a new mail message and enter the text to SMS. An SMS message can contain a maximum of 160 characters - if you enter more text the text will be truncated on multiple SMS messages.

I Note: Remove your email signature! Otherwise the email signature will be included with your SMS message!

2. Now enter the recipient of the SMS message in the To: field, using the [sms: <number>] format, for example [sms: 99785623]

Screenshot 12 - Transmission report of an SMS

3. When you are ready, click on the Send button. FAXmaker will now send the SMS. Soon after you will receive a report stating whether the SMS was sent successfully or not.