# Add message Template

It is necessary to set up one or more message templates to send connection requests, or messages .

They are unchangeable (you can just create or remove them) in order to avoid confusion or duplication.

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* **Template name** --> this is a unique template ID. You can freely choose it, but it cannot be attributed to several templates
* **Message text** --> text box to add the message, please notice that you can use some personalizations: 
  * **\[name]** --> this tag will be replaced by user profile name
  * **\[surname]** --> this tag will be replaced by user profile surname
  * **\[groupname]** --> this tag is available only for group lists. It will be replaced by a group name
* **Browse Files** --> select a file compatible with LinkedIn (.docx, .pdf, .txt etc), or an image. It will be attached to your message