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title: "Draft Messages: Overview"
slug: "draft-messages-overview-window"
updated: 2025-09-04T07:25:25Z
published: 2025-09-04T07:25:25Z
canonical: "docs.mapp.com/draft-messages-overview-window"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Draft Messages: Overview

## Overview​

This window displays an overview of all draft messages in your system. Draft messages have not yet been assigned to a group, scheduled, or sent. Mapp Engage sorts the messages into separate overviews based on the message's sendout channel. **What can I do in this window?**

- Create or edit a draft version of an email message.
- Access overviews of the draft messages that are saved on your system, arranged by channel.
- Copy, or view a prepared message.
- Archive or delete a prepared message.
- Select two or more draft email messages for a split sendout.

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## Navigation Path​

*Messages​ > ​Draft Messages > Email*​/SMS

![Draft messages interface displaying email subjects, authors, and action options for management.](https://cdn.document360.io/554b9b98-6720-4d8b-9919-c7b203d72648/Images/Documentation/draft msg.png)

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## Filters​

| Information | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ​ID​ | Shows the message ID. The message ID is a unique number that Mapp Engage generates to identify the message in the system. |
| ​Subject / Name​ | Shows the subject and name of the message. The top line is the subject. The bottom line is the name. |
| ​Author​ | Shows the name of the system user who created the message. It is not possible to transfer ownership of a message. Even if another user edits the message, the author does not change. |
| ​Tags​ | Shows any tags that are assigned to the message. |
| ​Creation Date​ | Shows the timestamp when the message was first saved. |
| ​Last Update​ | Shows the timestamp when the message was last updated and saved. |
| ​Size​ | Shows the size of the message in kilobytes. |

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## Actions​

| Action | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ​New Email/SMS Message​ | Opens the ​**Message Creation** window. Here, you select a message channel and create a message. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/554b9b98-6720-4d8b-9919-c7b203d72648/Images/Documentation/fbf56ba8-c188-4c3d-9f11-0d90cc4d293e.png) ​ | Opens the message in edit mode. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/554b9b98-6720-4d8b-9919-c7b203d72648/Images/Documentation/3dfd3d03-e83f-4171-b2d7-6341f48e507e.png)Edit​ | Opens the message in edit mode. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/554b9b98-6720-4d8b-9919-c7b203d72648/Images/Documentation/3dfd3d03-e83f-4171-b2d7-6341f48e507e.png)​View​ | Opens the message in view mode. You cannot change a message in view mode. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/554b9b98-6720-4d8b-9919-c7b203d72648/Images/Documentation/3dfd3d03-e83f-4171-b2d7-6341f48e507e.png)​Copy​ | Creates a copy of the message and opens the ​**Compose Message** window. The copy has a new message ID. You can edit and save or send a copy of the message. |
| ​Split Sendout​ | Creates a split sendout test with two or more selected draft messages. For more information, see [Split Sendout](/v1/docs/split-sendout) |
| ​Archive​ | Archives the selected messages. Archived messages cannot be used, but remain stored in the system. |
| Delete | Deletes any selected entries after an additional confirmation question. |

## Related

- [Create a Prepared Message](/save-draft-as-prepared-message.md)