# Automatic sender selection

When sending an SMS campaign, you can enable automatic sender selection. When you do this, we will automatically select the best number(s) to send your campaign from, based on the regulations of the country you are sending to and the time you are sending your message.

<figure><img src="/files/OtgmigXmCbBB1ugOTGO4" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example on how to enable automatic sender selections in Campaigns</p></figcaption></figure>

If you want to send your SMS campaign from a single, specific number, you can toggle this option off, and select the number you want to send from from the drop down.

<figure><img src="/files/ySWNnPoCea2OcNt9avOz" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example of how to manually select a channel when sending an Emergency Campaign </p></figcaption></figure>


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