1. There are 6 to 7 canned messages that can be edited and shown. In the Preview tab, use the page selection buttons to select the canned message you wish to edit and show.

2. A preview of your message can be seen in this area.

3. Edit specific fields in the message. Look at the preview to see what the changes look like.

4. To show this message, put the slider to On. To hide this message, put the slider to Off. Each page can be shown or hidden.

5. To have this message displayed instead of the normal content, put the Override Normal Content slider to On. To show this message alongside the normal content, put the slider to Off. 

6. Save Changes or Save & Close to apply your changes. After pressing save, the changes will take effect within 2 minutes.

Note that an End Date may have been specified on a previous use. Verify and fix that (see last section), otherwise your canned messages may not be shown.

Scheduled Sailing Overrides (Minor Terminals Only)

1. In the Preview tab, go to Page 8.

2. You can toggle various overrides. An explanation for each is shown below. These overrides affect the terminal code in the name of the message.

3. Save Changes or Save & Close to apply your changes. After pressing save, the changes will take effect within 2 minutes.

Note that if an end date is specified, then the overrides may not apply (see next section).

Specifying an end date for all the canned messages and overrides.

1. Click on the Properties tab.

2. You can click on the calendar icon to pick an end date.

3. Or click on the "Clear End Date" button to remove the end date.

4. Save & Close to apply your changes. After pressing save, the changes will take effect within 2 minutes.

Note that the end date is inclusive and applies to each canned message and to the overrides for minor terminals.