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. Type the email address in the To.
    Note: Use commas or semicolons to separate multiple email addresses. You can also insert a variable that contains multiple email addresses.
  3. Specify the email Subject.
  4. Select a Message body format.
  5. Add a Message body for the email.

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

Section Field Description Variable types
(unlabeled) 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.
Use commas or semicolons to separate multiple email addresses. You can also insert a variable that contains multiple email addresses.

Text, Collection

 

  Subject The subject of the email. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Message body format The content type of the email, can be set to HTML or text. Text
  Message body The text message of the email. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
Email options Cc

Carbon copy: A list of the recipient email addresses.

Use commas or semicolons to separate multiple email addresses. You can also insert a variable that contains multiple email addresses.

Text, Collection

 

  Bcc

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

Use commas or semicolons to separate multiple email addresses. You can also insert a variable that contains multiple email addresses.

Text, Collection
  Reply to

A list of the reply-to email addresses.

Use commas or semicolons to separate multiple email addresses. You can also insert a variable that contains multiple email addresses.

Text, Collection

 

  From email address The email address the sent email will come from. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Importance The importance value of the email. Options are Low, Normal, and High. The default is 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