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description: >-
  A draft of a message to any number of recipients that can be sent now, later,
  or on a recurring schedule
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# Draft Messages

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

{% hint style="info" %}
**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**](../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**](../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`
    *   &#x20;Send the draft as [**BCC message**](bcc-messages) and optionally delete the draft message

        > The recipient(s) and message body can be edited
  * :stopwatch:`Schedule message`
    *   &#x20;Create a [**scheduled message**](scheduled-messages) from the draft and optionally delete the draft message

        > The recipient(s) and message body can be edited
  * :gear:`Make recurring`
    *   &#x20;Configure a [**recurring message**](recurring-messages) from the draft and optionally delete the draft message

        > The recipient(s) and message body can be edited
  * &#x20;:page\_with\_curl:`Create group`
    *   &#x20;Create a **recipient group** from the draft and optionally delete the draft message

        > The recipient(s) can be edited

{% hint style="info" %}
All Nightowl messages are sent from your user.&#x20;

Recipients will **not** be able to tell that you did not send the message.
{% endhint %}

