Message Tab

When you select an email target, the following options are available:

• To: Specifies the message recipients. Click To to enter the recipients' email addresses by using the Select Contact dialog. Alternatively, enter the addresses in the To field. Separate multiple addresses by using a semicolon.

• Cc: Specifies the recipients of a copy of the message. Click Cc to enter the recipients' email addresses by using the Select Contact dialog. Alternatively, enter the addresses in the Cc field. Separate multiple addresses by using a semicolon.

• Bcc: Specifies the recipients of a blind copy of the message. Recipients of blind copies are not visible to other recipients of the message. Click Bcc to enter the recipients' email addresses by using the Select Contact dialog. Alternatively, enter the addresses in the Bcc field. Separate multiple addresses by using a semicolon.

• Importance: Specifies the importance level of the message. The email recipients see the importance indicator in their inbox before they open the message. Recipients can also sort email messages by importance. The choices are Automatic, High, Normal, and Low.

  When you select Automatic, the importance level is determined according to the severity level of the event. Error events are sent with high importance, warning events with normal importance, and informational events with low importance.

• Subject: Specifies the subject line of the message. The subject line can be a combination of text and event variables. You can add event variables by using the Insert option. Event variables are replaced with an actual value when the message is sent.

• Body: Specifies the body of the message. The body can be a combination of text and event variables. You can add event variables by using the Insert option. Event variables are replaced with an actual value when the message is sent.

• Insert: Opens the Insert Variable dialog with a list of all available event variables. To insert an event variable into the subject line or body of the message, select a variable in the list, and then click Insert.

• Encoding: Specifies the character set that you want to use to encode the message. The default setting is Unicode (UTF-8).

When you select a Windows Messenger target, the following options are available:

• Send as: Specifies how you want the message to be sent. The choices are Instant Message, which sends the message to the recipient's computer, and Text Message (SMS), which sends a text message to the recipient's mobile phone.

• To: Specifies the recipient's Messenger ID if an instant message is being sent or the recipient's mobile phone number if a text message is being sent.

  The mobile phone number should be in the format that is required to make an international call to the recipient. This format should include the country code and area or city code. Not all telecommunication providers provide an SMS service.

  You can specify multiple instant message or SMS recipients. Separate the recipients by using semicolons. Instant message and SMS recipients cannot be mixed.

• Message: Specifies the body of the message. The body can be a combination of text and event variables. You can add event variables by using the Insert option. Event variables are replaced with an actual value when the message is sent.

• Insert: Opens the Insert Variable dialog with a list of all available event variables. To insert an event variable into the subject line or body of the message, select a variable in the list, and then click Insert.

When you select a Yahoo Messenger target, the following options are available:

• Send as: Specifies how you want the message to be sent. The choices are Instant Message, which sends the message to the recipient's computer, and Text Message (SMS), which sends a text message to the recipient's mobile phone.

• To: Specifies the recipient's Messenger ID if an instant message is being sent or the recipient's mobile phone number if a text message is being sent.

  The mobile phone number should be in the format that is required to make an international call to the recipient. This format should include the country code and area or city code. Not all telecommunication providers provide an SMS service.

  You can specify multiple instant message or SMS recipients. Separate the recipients by using semicolons. Instant message and SMS recipients cannot be mixed.

• Message: Specifies the body of the message. The body can be a combination of text and event variables. You can add event variables by using the Insert option. Event variables are replaced with an actual value when the message is sent.

• Insert: Opens the Insert Variable dialog with a list of all available event variables. To insert an event variable into the subject line or body of the message, select a variable in the list, and then click Insert.