Microsoft Exchange Online - Send email

Use the Microsoft Exchange Online - Send an email action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. to send an email in Microsoft 365.

For more information about the Microsoft Exchange Online connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events., go to Microsoft Exchange Online.

Configure the Microsoft Exchange Online - Send email action

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

  1. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
  2. Click Add email address and type an email Address. You can add more email addresses as needed. You can only enter one email address per field; you cannot insert a variable with multiple email addresses.
  3. Specify the email Subject.
  4. Add a Message body for the email.

Microsoft Exchange Online - Send email action fields, buttons, and settings

Field Description Variable types
Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

Microsoft Exchange Online connection for the email you want to retrieve.

To refresh the available connections, click Refresh.

(n/a)
To

A list of email addresses the email will be sent to.

Click Add email address and type an email Address (Text) in the box.

You can only enter one email address per field; you cannot insert a variable with multiple email addresses.

Text

 

Subject The subject of the email. Text
Message body format The content type of the calendar item, can be set to HTML or text. Text
Message The text message of the email. Text
Cc

Carbon copy: A list of the recipient email addresses.

You can only enter one email address per field; you cannot insert a variable with multiple email addresses.

Text

 

Bcc

Blind carbon copy: To conceal a list of recipients from the other email recipients.

You can only enter one email address per field; you cannot insert a variable with multiple email addresses.

Text
Reply to

A list of the reply-to email addresses.

You can only enter one email address per field; you cannot insert a variable with multiple email addresses.

Text

 

From email address The email address the sent email will come from. Text
Importance The importance value of the email. Example: Urgent. Default is set to normal. Text
Attachments

A variable that stores a file attachment.

  • Name: Text variable that stores the name of the file attachment. Must specify file name extension. Example: MyFile.png.
  • File: File variable that stores the file.

    Note: Your tenancy's default file storage location must be configured to hold files for later reference by the workflow. This location is used for uploaded files and for files stored as output from actions.

Name: Text
File: File
Save to sent items Boolean variable to indicate if you want to save the email to sent items. Default is set to yes. Boolean