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description: Create, send, receive, and track SMS and MMS text messages using MobileConnect. Send alerts and transactional messages to subscribers using templates and a drag-and-drop interface. Automatically respond to incoming messages, manage keywords, and many other tasks.
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# MobileConnect

Create, send, receive, and track SMS and MMS text messages using MobileConnect. Send alerts and transactional messages to subscribers using templates and a drag-and-drop interface. Automatically respond to incoming messages, manage keywords, and many other tasks.

- **[Get Started in MobileConnect](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_moc_getting_started_with_mobileconnect.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    A list of essential tasks to help you get started using MobileConnect.
- **[MobileConnect Account Administration](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_moc_administering_your_mobileconnect_account.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Access the send blockout, From name, headers and footers, subscription information, keywords, short and long codes, and other account-level settings in the Marketing Cloud Engagement Setup app by searching for MobileConnect.
- **[Import and Manage Contacts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_moc_contacts.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use contacts in Marketing Cloud Engagement to view and interact with MobileConnect-related contact information.
- **[Create Messages in MobileConnect](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_moc_creating_a_new_message_in_mobileconnect.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use one of the templates in Marketing Cloud Engagement.
- **[Manage Messages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_moc_reviewing_message_activity_in_mobileconnect.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Review message activity in MobileConnect to determine which contacts received your message, where any errors occurred, and what changes to make to improve the effectiveness of your campaigns. Message activity includes a summary of successful sends, sends with errors, and other information.