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# Send email with Outlook

> Send an email from your Outlook account as part of a Workflow.

Use the **Send Email with Microsoft Outlook** action to send an email from your connected Outlook account as part of a [Workflow](/workflows/overview). You can compose new emails with dynamic recipients, subject lines, and body content using variables from previous steps.

## Set up the action

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the action">
    While editing a Workflow, click the **+** button between existing blocks. Select **Send Email with Microsoft Outlook** from the action list.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-0.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy&q=85&s=292b1d9b53b4c1c5e501e836853aa9cd" alt="Selecting the Send Email with Microsoft Outlook action" width="978" height="762" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-0.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Rename the action (optional)">
    Click the action name to give it a more descriptive label for easier reference as a variable in later steps.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy&q=85&s=86f9691827b48a74f4cfe079ea1c8922" alt="Renaming the Send Email with Microsoft Outlook action" width="1016" height="156" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-1.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your Outlook account">
    If you haven't already, connect your Microsoft Outlook account to Cassidy.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy&q=85&s=b3fc95db3d617e177d2b95dbde15da7d" alt="Adding a Microsoft Outlook connection for the action" width="1012" height="2320" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-2.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the recipient">
    In the **To** field, enter a single email address or a comma-separated list of recipients. You can also reference variables from previous steps or the trigger to dynamically populate recipients.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy&q=85&s=c3b1139ef53011ede6f257695ef02b51" alt="To field for email recipients with variable reference" width="1008" height="212" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-3.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the subject">
    In the **Subject** field, enter the subject line. You can reference variables from previous steps or the trigger to personalize the subject.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy&q=85&s=3d02a0bb71ee4f6ee55c64990bf0d904" alt="Subject field with variable reference" width="1014" height="212" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-4.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the email body">
    In the **Body** field, enter the content of your email. You can reference variables from previous steps or the trigger to personalize the message.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-5.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy&q=85&s=e35efa1f4ce639a55a382cf1aa69ef0b" alt="Body field with variable reference" width="1014" height="544" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-5.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-6.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy&q=85&s=cac9d3b99bdca4d6fb73712e87bd14b8" alt="Attachments selector for email" width="1012" height="196" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-6.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure optional fields">
    Click on the options under **Optional Fields** to configure additional settings like **Cc** and **Bcc**, then fill out the corresponding fields.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-7.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ETDpmcHPDhtRlAWy&q=85&s=9ecabc770427390d01d577c46e3317fb" alt="Optional Fields section showing available options" width="1006" height="228" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-7.png" />
    </Frame>

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/g8fyfImJ_SyinsRX/images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-8.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=g8fyfImJ_SyinsRX&q=85&s=5f16fbd757b2c9df934c8eb04964d8f0" alt="Optional fields expanded with Cc and Bcc" width="1010" height="482" data-path="images/reference/send-email-with-microsoft-outlook-img-8.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Reply to email with Outlook" icon="reply" href="/integrations/microsoft-365/outlook/reply-to-email">
    Reply to an existing email thread from a Workflow.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Draft email with Outlook" icon="file-pen" href="/integrations/microsoft-365/outlook/draft-email">
    Create a draft email instead of sending immediately.
  </Card>

  <Card title="New email trigger" icon="envelope" href="/integrations/microsoft-365/outlook/new-email-trigger">
    Trigger a Workflow when a new email is received.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Outlook for Workflows" icon="envelope" href="/integrations/microsoft-365/outlook/workflows">
    See all Outlook Workflow triggers and actions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
