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{% extends "content_template.html" %}
{% from "components/table.html" import mapping_table, row, text_field, edit_field, field with context %}
{% from "components/sub-navigation.html" import sub_navigation %}
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{% from "components/service-link.html" import service_link %}
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{% block per_page_title %}
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Guidance
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{% endblock %}
{% block content_column_content %}
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< h1 class = "font-body-2xl margin-bottom-3" > Guidance</ h1 >
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< p > This guidance is for teams using U.S. Notify to send text messages.</ p >
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< p > It explains how to:</ p >
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< ul class = "list list-bullet" >
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< li >< a class = "govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href = "#editandformat" > edit and format messages</ a ></ li >
< li >< a class = "govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href = "#branding" > add branding and customization</ a ></ li >
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<!-- <li><a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ url_for('.send_files_by_email') }}">send files by email</a></li> -->
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</ ul >
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< h2 class = "font-body-lg" id = "#formatting" > Edit and format messages</ h2 >
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< p > This section explains how to:</ p >
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< ul class = "list list-bullet" >
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< li >< a class = "govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href = "#formatting" > format your content</ a ></ li >
< li >< a class = "govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href = "#links" > add links</ a ></ li >
< li >< a class = "govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href = "#personalised-content" > personalize your content</ a ></ li >
< li >< a class = "govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href = "#optional-content" > add optional content</ a ></ li >
</ ul >
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< h3 class = "font-body-lg" id = "formatting" > Format your content</ h3 >
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< p > You can see a list of formatting instructions on the edit template page:</ p >
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< ol class = "list list-number" >
< li > Go to the {{ service_link(current_service, 'main.choose_template', 'templates') }} page.</ li >
< li > Add a new template or choose an existing template and select < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Edit</ b > .</ li >
</ ol >
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< h3 class = "font-body-lg" id = "links" > Add links</ h3 >
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< p > When composing a text message, write URLs in full and Notify will convert them into links for you.
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</ p >
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< p > You cannot convert text into a link.
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<!-- Research shows that people like to check a URL looks genuine before clicking the link in an email. This is hard to do if the URL is hidden behind clickable link text.-->
</ p >
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< p > We do not recommend using a third-party link shortening service because:</ p >
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< ul class = "list list-bullet" >
< li > your users cannot see where the link will take them</ li >
< li > your link might stop working if there’ s a service outage</ li >
< li > you can no longer control where the redirect goes</ li >
</ ul >
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< h3 class = "font-body-lg" id = "personalised-content" > Personalize your content</ h3 >
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< p > To personalize the content of your messages, add a placeholder to the template.</ p >
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< p > Placeholders are filled in with details, like a name or reference number, each time you send a
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message.</ p >
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< p > To add a placeholder to the template:</ p >
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< ol class = "list list-number" >
< li > Go to the {{ service_link(current_service, 'main.choose_template', 'templates') }} page.</ li >
< li > Add a new template or choose an existing template and select < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Edit</ b > .</ li >
< li > Add a placeholder using double brackets. For example: Hello ((first name)), your reference is
((ref number)).</ li >
< li > Select < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Save</ b > .</ li >
</ ol >
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< p > When you send a message you can either:</ p >
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< ul class = "list list-bullet" >
< li > manually fill in the placeholders yourself</ li >
< li > upload a list of personal details and let Notify do it for you</ li >
</ ul >
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< p > If you upload a list, the column names need to match the placeholders in your template.</ p >
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< h3 class = "font-body-lg" id = "optional-content" > Add optional content</ h3 >
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< p > To add optional content to your messages:</ p >
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< ol class = "list list-number" >
< li > Go to the {{ service_link(current_service, 'main.choose_template', 'templates') }} page.</ li >
< li > Add a new template or choose an existing template and select < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Edit</ b > .</ li >
< li > Use double brackets and ?? to define optional content. For example, if you only want to show something to people
who are under 18: ((under18??Please get your application signed by a parent or guardian.))</ li >
< li > Select < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Save</ b > .</ li >
</ ol >
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< p > For each person you send this message to, specify ‘ yes’ or ‘ no’ to show or hide this content. You
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can either:</ p >
< ul class = "list list-bullet" >
< li > do this yourself</ li >
< li > upload a list of personal details and let Notify do it for you</ li >
</ ul >
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< p > If you upload a list, the column names need to match the optional content in your template.</ p >
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< h2 class = "font-body-lg" id = "branding" > Branding and customization</ h2 >
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< h3 class = "font-body-lg" > Change the text message sender</ h3 >
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< p > The text message sender tells your users who the message is from.</ p >
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< p > To change the text message sender from the default of ‘ U.S. Notify’ :</ p >
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< ol class = "list list-number" >
< li > Go to the < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Text message settings</ b > section of the {{
service_link(current_service, 'main.service_settings', 'settings') }} page.</ li >
< li > Select < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Manage</ b > on the < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Text message
senders</ b > row.</ li >
< li > Select < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Change</ b > or < b class = "govuk-!-font-weight-bold" > Add text message
sender</ b > .</ li >
</ ol >
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{% endblock %}