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# Create a MobileConnect SMS or MMS Message

Create and send engaging messages using templates in Marketing Cloud Engagement. MMS is only available in the United States.

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Important Journey Builder SMS messages are created directly in Journey Builder. See [Create the SMS Activity in Journey Builder](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_jb_configure_sms_in_journey_builder.htm&language=en_US).

1. Select a template.
2. Name the message.
3. Select a short or long code.
4. If applicable, select a From Name.
    
    A From Name sends your message to a customer’s mobile device as if your business is one of the customer’s contacts. Recipients can’t directly respond to messages from a From Name.
5. To acknowledge that you allow your customers to opt out, select **Opt-Out Availability**.
6. Select a send method.
    - Schedule—Schedule a message for immediate or future sending.
    - API Trigger—Deploy a message via an API call.
    - Automation—Create a message that sends via an automation in Automation Studio.
7. Select the audience.
    - For SMS messages, select a data extension, select a list, or create a list.
    - For MMS messages, select or create a list.
8. Enter the message.
9. Enter additional information, as necessary.
10. Select a delivery method.
    - Send Immediately—Immediately sends your message to contacts who have opted in.
    - Future/Recurring—Schedules your message to be sent once at a future date and time or on a recurring schedule.
11. Select advanced options, as necessary.
    - If you use **Timezone Specified by Contact**, the time zone is based on the MobileConnect Demographics attributes. **UTC Offset** and **Is Honor DST** are required for each contact in Contact Builder.
    - Send throttling limits the number of messages sent over a specified time period.
    - The minimum throttle rate is 100 messages in a given time period.