---
title: Sending a Quick Send message
description: Send a short, urgent message to families by email, SZ App, SMS or newsfeed in a few clicks.
url: "https://schoolzine.com/docs/sending-a-quick-send-message/"
updated: "2026-10-21"
category: Communication
tags:
  - communicate
  - messages
  - quick send
---

# Sending a Quick Send message

Quick Send is for short messages that need to go out now, like a late bus, a cancelled training session or an early finish. You write the message, choose your channels and groups, and send. Nothing else to set up.

## Send a Quick Send message

1. In the Control Centre, select **Quick Send Message** from the menu. The Quick Send box opens over the page you're on.
2. Type a title in **Type your message title here** (up to 40 characters). This becomes the email subject and the notification heading.
3. Type your message in **Type your message here** (up to 140 characters, so it fits in an SMS).
4. Click the channels to send on: **Email**, **SMS**, **App** (an SZ App notification) or **Feed** (your newsfeed). Selected channels turn blue. **All** picks every channel.
5. Under **Select your recipients**, choose one or more groups.
6. Click **Send**.

![The Quick Send box](https://schoolzine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/communicate-quick-send.png)

> **Important:** Quick Send messages go out straight away. There's no review step and no test email, so check the message and groups before you click **Send**.

## After you send

The emails use your school's default email template, so they have your logo and contact details.

Your message appears on the **Communicate** page as "Quick Send - " followed by the title. Open it there to see who received it and how many people opened it.

> **Tip:** If you need to schedule a message, send a longer one, or check a test email first, use **New Message** in Communicate instead.

## Related articles

- [Sending a message with Communicate](https://schoolzine.com/docs/sending-a-message-with-communicate/)
- [Creating a group and adding contacts](https://schoolzine.com/docs/creating-a-group-and-adding-contacts/)

## Need a hand?

Our Customer Success Team is here to help. Call **1300 795 503**, email **support@schoolzine.com** or start a live chat in your Schoolzine account.