# Composer Favorites

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* Quickly send **time-sensitive messages**.
* Reduce **campaign setup time**. 
* Maintain **quality control** — Protect message content or settings that should *not* be altered — you can choose which step to start the new message from, and steps prior to that will not be accessible.

Composer Favorites are set per project, not for individual Airship users.

## Creating Composer Favorites

You can create up to 100 Composer Favorites.

From your project dashboard:

1. Select the **Create** dropdown menu (
), then select **Message**.
1. Compose your message, making selections and filling in content.
1. When you are ready to save the current state, select the star icon (). Be sure to select the star icon within the Message composer, not the one in the header that is for [dashboard Favorites](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/getting-started/ui/dashboard/#searching-and-favorites).
1. Enter a name and description.
1. Select the composer step to start from using the Favorite to create a new message. You cannot change this setting later.
   > **Important:** When creating a message using the Composer Favorite:
>    * Any step prior to the starting point step selected here will not be accessible.
>    * If you select immediate delivery (Send Now) for the Favorite and also select Audience or Content as the starting point step, the Delivery step will not be accessible.

1. Select **Save and exit**.

## Using Composer Favorites

You can access Composer Favorites from the Create menu or from your project settings. When you create a new message from a Favorite, any additions or changes apply to the new message only. They are not saved for the Favorite.

Access Favorites from the Create menu:

1. Select **Create**.
1. Under **Composer Favorites**, select from your three most recently created, modified, or used Favorites, or select **View all** and select a Favorite.
1. Complete the remaining composer steps.

Access Favorites from your project settings:

1. Next to your project name, select the dropdown menu (
), then **Settings**.
1. Under **Project settings**, select **Composer Favorites**.
1. Select **Create message** for a Favorite.
1. Complete the remaining composer steps.

## Managing Composer Favorites

To access all the Favorites in your project:

1. Next to your project name, select the dropdown menu (
), then **Settings**.
1. Under **Project settings**, select **Composer Favorites**.

Each Favorite is listed with its name, description, the date when it was last modified, and the username of the team member who performed the modification. The list is sorted by last modified date, with the latest  date first.

A count of your current number of favorites is at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Options:

| Option | Behavior | Steps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Edit the Audience, Content, and/or Delivery** | Your changes are saved automatically as you edit. You will see "Favorite updated just now" in the bottom left corner of the screen. You can revert to the version when it last saved. | Select the pencil icon (
) for a Favorite and make your changes. To revert, select the down arrow icon (
), then **Revert**. |
| **Edit the name, description, or starting point** | You must manually save your changes. | Select the pencil icon (
) for a favorite, then select the down arrow icon (
), then **Save changes**. Make your changes, then select **Save and exit**. |
| **Duplicate** | A copy of the favorite is added your project. You can set its name, description, or starting point before or after saving. | Select the pencil icon (
) for a favorite, then select the down arrow icon (
), then **Make a copy...**. Edit the name, description, or starting point and/or select **Save and exit**. |
| **Delete** | The Favorite is removed from your project immediately. | Select the delete icon (
) for a Favorite. |