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Use the Reply to Email with Microsoft Outlook action to reply to an email from your connected Outlook account as part of a Workflow. You can reply to the email that triggered the Workflow or specify a particular email to respond to.

Set up the action

1

Add the action

While editing a Workflow, click the + button between existing blocks. Select Reply to Email with Microsoft Outlook from the action list.
Selecting the Reply to Email with Microsoft Outlook action
2

Rename the action (optional)

Click the action name to give it a more descriptive label for easier reference as a variable in later steps.
Renaming the Reply to Email with Microsoft Outlook action
3

Connect your Outlook account

If you haven’t already, connect your Microsoft Outlook account to Cassidy.
Adding a Microsoft Outlook connection for the action
4

Toggle on reply to trigger email (optional)

If you’re using this action with the New Email Received in Microsoft Outlook trigger, enable Reply to Trigger Email to reply to the same email thread that started the Workflow.
Reply to Trigger Email toggle
5

Enter reply to email (optional)

If Reply to Trigger Email is not enabled, enter an email address manually or use a variable from previous steps (such as the sender’s email from a trigger).
Reply to Email field with variable reference
Searching for an email to reply to
6

Toggle on reply all (optional)

Enable Reply All to send the reply to all recipients of the original email, including those in the CC field.
Reply All toggle option
7

Enter the email body

In the Email Body field, enter the content of your reply. You can reference variables from previous steps or the trigger to personalize the message.
Email Body field with variable reference
8

Add attachments (optional)

Select from available variables to include as attachments, such as outputs from Export as PDF or Export as Microsoft Word Document actions.
Attachments selector for the reply
9

Configure optional fields

Click on the options under Optional Fields to configure additional settings like To, Cc, and Bcc, then fill out the corresponding fields.
Optional Fields section showing available options
Optional fields expanded with To, Cc, and Bcc

Send email with Outlook

Send a new email from a Workflow.

Draft email with Outlook

Create a draft email instead of sending immediately.

New email trigger

Trigger a Workflow when a new email is received.

Outlook for Workflows

See all Outlook Workflow triggers and actions.