An easy shortcut for sending the same message to all numbers is to use default parameters. The first record (the line immediately following the header line) contains the default parameters for all broadcast messages. Default parameters can also be used for creating templates with variables (see section on user-defined parameters).

Example of a basic file using default parameters:

Phone_number Message Date_time
16175551212 Happy New Year! 01-01-2020: 00:00 <- default parameters go in this line
17812221212
18083219876

Because subsequent lines are blank, all numbers will be sent the same “Happy New Year!” message when the clock strikes midnight.