# Draft Messages

### Draft messages allow you to save a message to any number of conversations.

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**Conversations** include:

* Direct messages with other users
* Multi-person direct messages (group messages)
* Private channels
* Public channels
  {% endhint %}

### To create a draft message:

* Head to the **Nightowl** app home – make sure you are on the `Home` tab.
* Navigate to the `Draft Messages` section and click :page\_with\_curl:`New` button.
* Enter one or more conversations to BCC.

  > When more than one conversation is selected, **semicolons** will be used as delimiters to display the recipients after the message is created.
  >
  > E.g. a message to **separately selected** DM recipients @Jack, @Jill, and @Jen will show as`BCC: @Jack; @Jill; @Jen` whereas selecting a **group** DM between you, @Jack, and @Jill in addition to a separately selected DM with @Jen will appear as `BCC: @Jack, @Jill; @Jen`.
* Compose your message.
* Optionally enable the insertion of recipient mentions.

  > The variable `{@}` will be replaced with a user tag in IMs and `@here` in other conversations.
* Select whether or not to show the recipient(s) that this message is from **Nightowl**.

  > Default selection can be modified in [**App Settings**](https://happybara.gitbook.io/nightowl/getting-started/app-settings)
* Select whether or not to show previews of linked content in messages containing URLs.

  > Default selection can be modified in [**App Settings**](https://happybara.gitbook.io/nightowl/getting-started/app-settings)
* Click `Save` to save the draft.

### After creating a draft message, it can be deleted, modified, saved as a recipient group, or used to create a message of any type.

* Click :bomb:`Delete` to remove the draft message.
* The following actions are available in the overflow (`...`) menu:
  * :pen\_fountain:`Edit`

    * Edit the conversations in the recipient group

  * :mailbox\_with\_mail:`Send now`
    *  Send the draft as [**BCC message**](https://happybara.gitbook.io/nightowl/reference/bcc-messages) and optionally delete the draft message

      > The recipient(s) and message body can be edited

  * :stopwatch:`Schedule message`
    *  Create a [**scheduled message**](https://happybara.gitbook.io/nightowl/reference/scheduled-messages) from the draft and optionally delete the draft message

      > The recipient(s) and message body can be edited

  * :gear:`Make recurring`
    *  Configure a [**recurring message**](https://happybara.gitbook.io/nightowl/reference/recurring-messages) from the draft and optionally delete the draft message

      > The recipient(s) and message body can be edited

  *  :page\_with\_curl:`Create group`
    *  Create a **recipient group** from the draft and optionally delete the draft message

      > The recipient(s) can be edited

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All Nightowl messages are sent from your user. 

Recipients will **not** be able to tell that you did not send the message.
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