==[[PhplistDocumentation Phplist Documentation]] » [[MessageFunctionsInfo  Message functions]] »  [[SendMessageInfo  Send a message]] »  ==
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=====Send a Message: Lists tab=====

Other tabs:
	[[SendMessageInfo Content tab]]
	[[SendMessageFormatInfo Format tab]]
	[[SendMessageAttachInfo Attach tab]]
	[[SendMessageSchedulingInfo Scheduling tab]]
	[[SendMessageCriteriaInfo Criteria tab]]
	Lists tab
	[[SendMessageMiscInfo Misc tab]]

===Description===

%%Please select the lists you want to send it to:

[checkbox] All Lists
[checkbox] list 1 (List is not Active)
[checkbox] list 2 (List is Active)

Select the lists to be excluded.

[checkbox] list 1 (List is not Active)
[checkbox] list 2 (List is Active)

The message will go to users who are a member of the lists above,
unless they are a member of one of the lists you select here.%%
(For an explanation of what an 'active' list is, see [[ListListsInfo lists]].)

The **lists** which are available are the lists which you **own**.  See [[ListAndUserFunctionsInfo Lists]].
You can select to send your message to all the lists you own, or to any combination of lists.  **You must choose at least one option** to send a message.
You can also select lists you want to **exclude**.  If a user is on an excluded list, he/she will not receive your message, even if he/she is on lists which you have selected to send your message to.

//Example:// If a user is on 'list 1' and 'list 2', and you select to send your message to 'list 1' but you //exclude// 'list 2', then your user will **not** receive your message.

#%Send Message to the Selected Mailinglists#% button
~This will place the message in the message queue. To actually send out the message, you will still have to click on the 'Process queue' link on the menu bar on the right, or let a [[SetupCronJob cron job]] process the queue. See also: [[ProcessQueueInfo Process the Message Queue]].

#%Send test message#% button ##to email address(es):  [empty field]
(comma separate addresses - all must be users)##
~This feature allows you to send a test message to the email addresses typed in the empty field (use commas to separate addresses).  All email addresses must correspond to a [[UserInfo user]] in your system.  See [[SendMessageInfo Content tab]] for more.
**NOTE**: list selection is **not** taken into account when you send a test message.

#%Save changes#% button
~**DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE CHANGES** by clicking on this button before proceeding to the other tab(s).


**Related pages:**
[[ListAndUserFunctionsInfo Lists]]

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