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# Augmenting Voice with Messaging

Learn how to messsage customers during a voice conversation

## Augmenting Voice with Messaging

Oftentimes, you might want to text a customer during a voice interaction, that could be because you want to text a link to a knowledge base article, send a customer their order status, or send the customer a list of options to pick from. Voice is great for a lot of things, but it's not great for these use cases.

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  #### Messaging Consent

  Before texting a customer during a voice interaction, you'll want to make sure you have consent to do, ensure you've worked that into the design of your experience. If you're unsure of how to do this, please reach out to your account manager
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### Building your Message

1. Select the **Additional Options** button in the Message Field:

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2. select **Add Platform Specific Version** and select **Voice**:

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3. select **Supplement Voice with another platform**:

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4. Define the Advisory Message you'd like to be spoken over Voice, and define the message you'd like spoken if the messaging channel is not available:
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   Lastly, click back over to the **Default** tab and define the message you'd like to text during the conversation:
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   Once you've finished, your message will look something like this:

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### Reviewing Multi Modal Conversations

When viewing a multimodal transcript, both the voice and messaging portion will appear side by side, so no context is lost:

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