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title: SMS Designer
slug: aaa-ace-ajo-hol/sms-designer
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createdAt: 2024-01-22T15:43:51.576Z
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This lab will walk through the steps to create an SMS Message in Adobe Journey Optimizer.

NOTE:  Some exercises may vary during the actual Hands on Lab versus what is listed in the Archbee Page, due to industry setup and / or Presenter preferences.

## Create a New Message

1. Within the Basic Journey, click on SMS action node 


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2. Enter a Label and Description for the message.
3. Select **Marketing **for Category and **SMSInstantMessage-Sinch **for SMS Surfaces 


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4. Click on Edit Content


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## Define the SMS Message

1. Compose the message. 


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2. Exit the designer after composing the message.