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Messenger provides instant messaging between users on your network.
SMS Reminders
Send SMS messages to patients.
Patient Setup - SMS Messaging

Communications
Messenger provides instant messaging between users on your network.
- Messenger in Pracsoft
- SMS Reminders
  Send SMS messages to patients.
  - Initialising a New SMS Registration
  - Configuring your proxy to send scheduled SMS messages
  - Checking Your Auto Top-Up Status
  - Checking Your Remaining Credits
  - Safe SMS Messaging
    In Pracsoft and Clinical, doctors and practice staff can protect patient personal information when using text communication by taking a few simple steps.
  - Changing Your SMS Password
  - Practitioner Setup - SMS Messaging
  - Patient Setup - SMS Messaging
  - Sending SMS Messages to Individual Patients
    You can send an SMS directly to a patient from the Waiting Room or Appointment Book.
  - Sending SMS Messages to Multiple Patients
  - Sending SMS Messages to Non-Patient Accounts
    Send an SMS message patients who don't have an account.
  - Scheduling SMS Messages
  - SMS Logs
  - SMS Message Status Tracking, and Patient Replies
  - SMS Templates and Reply Behaviour
- Messenger in Maintenance

Patient Setup - SMS Messaging

All patient records are default-configured to opt-out of receiving SMS messages, unless you specify otherwise, as explained following.

Select the Address/Phone tab, and then the Address sub-tab, as shown below.
Tick the Send SMS check box, as indicated in the following image, if this patient wantes to receive SMS messages.
- If the Mobile Phone field is left blank, you will be unable to send SMS Reminder messages to the patient, regardless.