Working with Secure Texts

You can use Vocera Secure Texting to view or send secure text messages to any contact in your system. Messages that you exchange with the same individual or group are displayed as a sequential conversation, similar to the way your SMS messages appear. VST can send and receive messages that are up to 3000 characters in length.

About Secure Texts
The Handheld Client provides access to text messages from several contexts. The Secure Texts page provides the fullest and most flexible messaging capabilities. The Home and Contacts pages provide convenient access to the messaging features that make sense in those contexts.
Sending a Message
You can create a new message or respond to an existing thread from both the Secure Texts page and the Home page, either by typing your own message text or starting from templates of typical message content (Quick Messages). You can also specify message options by adding an attachment, setting a priority, or scheduling a delivery.
Viewing Messages
Messages that you have not yet read appear on the Home page for quick review. All messages (read and unread) that have not yet expired appear on the Secure Texts page.
Replying to a Message
You can respond to an existing message or thread from the Secure Texts page and the Home page. When you reply to a message, you may take advantage of any option that is available when you create a new message, including using a Quick Message, adding an attachment, setting a priority, or scheduling a delivery. In addition, you may change the subject or add recipients when you reply to a message.
Deleting Messages
Individual messages have a default expiration time (typically 7 days, but it can range between 30 minutes and 30 days) that is specified by your system administrator. Although messages are automatically deleted by the system when they expire, you can delete an entire conversation manually at any time.
Performing Other Message Tasks
You can access a menu of options to perform less-common message tasks, such as copying the content of a message or forwarding a message to another recipient.