# Send Email > `UiPath.Mail.Activities.Business.SendMailX` `UiPath.Mail.Activities.Business.SendMailX` :::important The new version of the Outlook application impacts this activity. For more details, check [New Outlook impact on UiPath Outlook Desktop activities](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/new-outlook-impacts-outlook-desktop-activities#new-outlook-impact-on-uipath-outlook-desktop-activities). ::: Sends an email from the specified email account. This activity must be added inside a [Use Outlook 365](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/exchange-application-card), [Use Gmail](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/gmail-application-card), or [Use Desktop Outlook App](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/outlook-application-card) activity. To learn how to use this activity, see: * [Tutorial: Copying from CSV to Excel and Emailing the File](https://docs.uipath.com/studiox/docs/tutorial-copying-from-csv-to-excel-and-emailing-the-file). * [Tutorial: Comparing Files and Emailing Reconciliation Errors](https://docs.uipath.com/studiox/docs/tutorial-comparing-excel-files-and-emailing-reconciliation-errors). :::important HTML emails may not look as expected when using the [Use Desktop Outlook App](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/outlook-application-card) activity. Using a Word document for the **Body** is recommended. ::: ## Configuring the activity * **Account** - Select **Plus** on the right side of the field and then, from the drop-down menu, select an Outlook 365, Gmail, or desktop Outlook account added to the automation. * **To** - Select **Plus** on the right side of the field, and then use one of the options in the menu to select the recipient of the email: + Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. For example, you can select a cell in an Excel file that contains email addresses separated by semicolon (\;) to add multiple recipients, or, when automating the Outlook desktop app, use the email addresses from the **To** field of the email selected in Outlook when the project is executed. + **Use Saved Value** - Use data in the form of a list of email addresses that you previously saved for later use in the project. + **Text** - Enter one or more email addresses separated by semicolon (\;) in the Text Builder. + **Ask when run** - Prompt for the recipients when the project is executed. + **Paste from clipboard** - Paste an email address that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project. + **Open in Advanced Editor** - Enter a VB expression. * **Cc** - Select **Plus** on the right side of the field, and then use one of the options in the menu to select the secondary recipients of the email: + Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. For example, you can select a cell in Excel with email addresses separated by semicolon (\;) to add multiple recipients, or, when automating the Outlook desktop app, use the email addresses from the **Cc** field of the email selected in Outlook when the project is executed. + **Use Saved Value** - Use data in the form of a list of email addresses that you previously saved for later use in the project. + **Text** - Enter one or more email addresses separated by semicolon (\;) in the Text Builder. + **Ask when run** - Prompt for the recipients when the project is executed. + **Paste from clipboard** - Paste an email address that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project. + **Open in Advanced Editor** - Enter a VB expression. * **Subject** - Select **Plus** on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, add a subject for the email: + Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. For example, you can select a cell in an Excel file, or, when automating the Outlook desktop app, you can use the subject of the of the email selected in Outlook when the project is executed. + **Use Saved Value** - Use data that you previously saved for later use in the project. + **Text** - Enter a subject in the Text Builder. + **Ask when run** - Prompt for the subject when the project is executed. + **Paste from clipboard** - Paste a value that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project. + **Open in Advanced Editor** - Enter a VB expression. * **Body** - You can add a plain text body, use HTML, or select a Word document to add the file in the email body. + If you select **HTML**, select **Open Editor** to start drafting your email using the WYSIWYG HTML editor. + If you select **Text**, select **Plus** on the right side of the field, and then select one of the options from the menu to add the text for the body of the email: - Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. - **Use Saved Value** - Use data that you previously saved for later use in the project. - **Text** - Enter the body text in the Text Builder. - **Ask when run** - Prompt for the body text when the project is executed. - **Paste from clipboard** - Paste a value that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project. - **Open in Advanced Editor** - Enter a VB expression. + If you select **Use Word Document**, indicate a Word document with tables, images and text formatting to add in the body. Select **Browse** next to the field, and then browse to a Word file and select it. Alternatively, you can indicate the path to a Word file by selecting an option from the **Plus** menu on the right side of the field: * Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. For example, you can select a cell in an Excel file that contains a path. * **Use Saved Value** - Use data in the form of a file path that you previously saved for later use in the project. * **Text** - Enter a path in the Text Builder. * **Ask when run** - Prompt for the path when the project is executed. * **Paste from clipboard** - Paste a value that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project. * **Open in Advanced Editor** - Enter a VB expression. :::note * The option **Use Word Document** can only be used with the Outlook desktop app. * When using the **Use Word Document** option, the formatting of the email body is determined by the following option in Outlook: Outlook Options > Mail > Compose messages > Compose messages in this format. If `HTML` is selected, the body is formatted as HTML and if `Plain Text` is selected, the body is formatted as plain text. * If the Word document you select contains pictures, some of the pictures may not appear in the body of the email that is sent. If a picture fails to appear in the email body, try one of the following workarounds: + Open the Word document, remove the picture, and then add the picture again. + Change the extension of the Word document to `.zip`, extract the archive, open the file **document.xml** located in the folder **word**, search for the attribute **r:link**, and remove it (for example, `r:link="rId11"`). Save the file, then zip the extracted files again and change the extension back to .`docx`. ::: + **Save as draft** - If selected, the email is saved in the Drafts folder instead of being sent directly to the selected recipients, giving you a chance to check the email before sending it. This option is selected by default. * **Attachments** - Select **Files** to attach individual files or **Folder** to attach all the files in a folder. To select the file or folder, select **Browse** ![](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/activities-image-browse_files-1431ef7d.png) next to the field, and then browse to the file or folder and select it. Alternatively, you can indicate a file or folder path by selecting an option from the **Plus** menu on the right side of the field: + Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. For example, you can select a cell in an Excel file that contains a path. + **Use Saved Value** - Use data in the form of a path that you previously saved for later use in the project. + **Text** - Enter a path in the Text Builder. You can combine text with a formula from an Excel file cell, for example to add a date to the file name using formulas in the Project Notebook. + **Ask when run** - Prompt for the path when the project is executed. + **Paste from clipboard** - Paste a value in the form of a path that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project. + **Open in Advanced Editor** - Enter a VB expression. #### Properties panel **Common** * **DisplayName** - The name displayed for the activity in the Designer panel. **Email** * **Body** - The plain text body of the email. * **Body document path** - The path to the Word document to use as the body of the email/ * **Subject** - See **Subject** in the body of the activity. **Input** * **Account** - See **Account** in the body of the activity. **Misc** * **Private** - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level. **Options** * **Body type** - See **Body** in the body of the activity. * **HTML body from file** - Specifies the HTML body of the email created using the HTML editor. * **HTML Template** - Document which stores the HTML template. When blank, a new template will automatically be created when you use the editor. * **HTML body from text** - Specifies the HTML body of the email loaded from a different source and saved as text. * **Importance** - How important is the email: Low, Normal, or High. * **Max body document size** - The maximum size (in MB) a Word document can have to be used as the email body. The default value is 2MB. * **ReplyTo** - The email addresses to be used when replying to this email. * **Save as draft** - See **Save as draft** in the body of the activity. * **Sensitivity** - The sensitivity of the email: Normal, Personal, Private, or Confidential. :::note The **Sensitivity** property does not apply to Gmail. ::: **Receiver** * **Bcc** - Indicate the hidden recipients of the email in a similar way to how you indicate recipients for **To** and **Cc**. * **Cc** - See **Cc** in the body of the activity. * **To** - See **To** in the body of the activity.