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title: "Prepared Messages: Overview"
slug: "prepared-messages-overview-window"
updated: 2025-09-04T12:25:48Z
published: 2025-09-04T12:25:48Z
canonical: "docs.mapp.com/prepared-messages-overview-window"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Prepared Messages: Overview

## Overview

This window displays an overview of all the prepared Email and SMS messages in your system. A prepared message is a saved message assigned to a group. 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 prepared message.
- Copy or view a prepared message.
- Use the **​Copy & Send**​ action to send a copy of the prepared message to group members.
- Open the ​**Current Use**​ window to see whether the selection is in use in any automations or on a whiteboard.
- Archive unused prepared messages.

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## Navigation Path ​

*Messages​ > ​Prepared Messages*​ *> Email* or *SMS*

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## Settings

| Information | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **​ID​** | Displays the message ID (MID). Mapp Engage generates the MID, which is a unique number. It identifies the message in the system. All single sendouts of a prepared message share one MID, and each group sendout receives a new, unique message ID. |
| **​Subject / Name​** | Displays the subject and name of the message. |
| **​Author​** | It displays the name of the system user who created the message. Message ownership cannot be transferred. |
| **​Group​** | Displays the name of the group to which the prepared message is assigned. |
| **​Creation Date​** | Displays the timestamp when the message was first saved. |
| **​Last Update​** | Displays the timestamp when the message was last updated and saved. |
| **​Size​** | Displays the size of the message in kB. |

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## Message Actions​

| **Action** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **New Message** | Opens the **Message Creation** window. You can create a new message and save it as a prepared message. |
| **View** | Opens the message in preview mode. The content cannot be edited in this mode. |
| **Edit** | Opens the message in **edit mode**. You can modify the content, name, and subject line at any time, even if the message is already used in selections or automations. However, you cannot change the assigned group. |
| **Copy** | Creates a duplicate of the message and opens the **Message Creation** window. The copy has a new message ID, can be assigned to another group, and is not linked to the original. Copies are not included in selections or automations referencing the original message. |
| **Copy & Send** | Creates a copy of the message and opens the **Prepare Sendout** window. The copy must be sent to the assigned group. The message content or group cannot be changed before sendout. Copies created this way *are* included in selections and automations referencing the original prepared message. |
| **Edit Links** | Opens the **Edit Links** window, where you can change link names and URLs. Redirected links affect **all past and future sendouts** of the prepared message. To update link properties (e.g., add tracking or categories), use **Edit** instead. These changes apply only to future sendouts. |
| **Current Use** | Opens the **Current Use** window to see whether the message is included in any automations or whiteboard plans. |

## Related

- [Prepared Messages: Current Use](/current-use-window.md)
- [Prepared Messages](/messages-prepared-messages.md)