---
title: "Create a Prepared Message"
slug: "save-draft-as-prepared-message"
description: "Save an email or SMS message as a prepared message in Mapp Engage so you can send it repeatedly: manually, in Whiteboards, or through the API."
status: "update"
updated: 2026-11-06T16:08:40Z
published: 2026-11-06T16:08:40Z
canonical: "docs.mapp.com/save-draft-as-prepared-message"
---

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# Create a Prepared Message

## Goal

Save an email or SMS message as a prepared message, so that you can send it as often as you need: manually, in Whiteboards, or through the API. For what prepared messages are and how you use them, see [Prepared Messages](/v1/docs/messages-prepared-messages).

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## Procedure

1. Open the message:
  - For a new message, go to *Create New > Message* and create an email or SMS message.
  - For an existing draft, go to *Messages > Draft Messages*, select **Email** or **SMS**, and open the message for editing.
2. Add or check the content, then click **Prepare Sendout**.
3. In the **Configuration** step, from **Group**, select the group that the prepared message belongs to.
4. From **Action**, select **Save as Prepared Message**.
5. Optional: To also use the message as a template for [system messages](/v1/docs/system-messages), select **Create System Message Template**.
6. Click **Save Prepared Message**.

The message is saved under *Messages > Prepared Messages* and gets its own message ID (MID).

For the creation steps of each channel, see [Create an HTML Email Message](/v1/docs/create-an-email-message), [Create a CMS Email Message](/v1/docs/create-a-new-email-message), and [Create and Customize SMS Messages](/v1/docs/create-sms-message).

## Related

- [Create Templates for System Messages](/create-templates-for-system-messages.md)
- [Prepared Messages: Overview](/prepared-messages-overview-window.md)
- [Create an HTML Email Message](/create-an-email-message.md)
- [Create and Customize SMS Messages](/create-sms-message.md)