Headwind SMS Outlook Add-In
Overview
This add-in has been designed to integrate Headwind SMS suite with the Microsoft Office.
The users who have customer contacts in Microsoft Outlook can now send short messages to them
and to perform bulk SMS sending to the Outlook distribution lists. The short messages are sent
from your own SIM card through a mobile phone or GSM modem connected to the PC. To use
Headwind SMS Outlook Add-In, you must first install Headwind GSM Modem Driver
to provide the connectivity between your PC and a GSM device.
The add-in can receive SMS which were sent to your mobile phone number. When Headwind GSM Modem Driver
is connected to the device and Outlook is opened, all short messages delivered to the device appear
in the Outlook inbox.
Features
Headwind SMS Outlook Add-In includes the following unique features:
- Sending SMS to Outlook contacts, Outlook distribution lists and manually entered phone numbers
- Using UNICODE letters for sending SMS in national charsets
- Sending long SMS and WAP Push messages
- Receiving short messages to Outlook inbox
- Using shared GSM modem to send short messages
Installation
Before installing Headwind SMS Outlook Add-In, the following software should be present on your PC:
- Windows XP
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- Microsoft Office XP/2003/2007 (including full installation of Outlook)
- Headwind GSM Modem Driver
Download the add-in distributive (this is a Microsoft Installer file)
and open it in the Explorer. The add-in must be installed automatically. Before using
Headwind SMS Outlook Add-In, it is recommended to setup Headwind GSM Modem Driver
and try to send SMS from it.
Receiving SMS
Once the Headwind SMS Outlook add-in is installed and the Outlook application is started,
incoming SMS will be automatically delivered to the "Inbox" folder. The subject of
the incoming message will be "SMS from <number>" and the message body will contain
the text of the SMS.
To receive SMS, Headwind GSM Modem Driver must be connected to the GSM device. Read the
user's manual if you encounter problems with the configuration of the GSM modem connection.
To connect with the GSM modem automatically, it is recommended to switch on
flags "Launch application at startup" and "Auto-connect at startup"
in the "Application" tab of the control panel.
Sending SMS
To send SMS to multiple recipients, click the "Send SMS" button on the Outlook toolbar.
The add-in window will appear. Type the message text in the appropriate edit box and
select SMS recipients (manually or using the "Contacts" button), then click "Send" to queue
messages for sending.
To send short messages, Headwind GSM Modem Driver must be connected to the mobile device.
If the "Send" button is disabled, you must first configure and establish
the connection with the GSM device.
Pricing
Using of Headwind SMS Outlook Add-In is free. However the add-in requires
Headwind GSM Modem Driver, which is a commercial software. You are
also paying for each SMS by your standard tariff (it is recommended to use SMS packages to reduce
costs per SMS).
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