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Schedule a message
Zulip lets you schedule a message to be sent at a later time. For example, if you are working outside of regular business hours for your organization, you can schedule a message for next morning to avoid disturbing others.
Schedule a message
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{tab|desktop-web}
{!start-composing.md!}
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Write a message.
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Click on the ellipsis () next to the Send () button.
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Click Schedule message.
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Select one of the suggested scheduling options, or pick a custom time.
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From the compose box, you can use <kbd>Tab</kbd>, <kbd>Tab</kbd>,
<kbd>Enter</kbd> to open the compose menu and start scheduling a message.
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Edit or reschedule a message
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{tab|desktop-web}
{!go-to-scheduled-messages.md!}
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Click the pencil () icon on the message you want to edit or reschedule.
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(optional) Edit the message.
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Click the ellipsis () next to the Send () button.
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Select the previously scheduled time, or click Schedule message to pick a new time.
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You can also click **Undo** in the confirmation banner shown immediately
after a message is scheduled.
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Send a scheduled message now
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{tab|desktop-web}
{!go-to-scheduled-messages.md!}
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Click the pencil () icon on the message you want to send now.
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(optional) Edit the message.
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Click the Send () button.
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You can also use <kbd>Enter</kbd> within the scheduled messages view to
edit or reschedule the selected message.
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Delete a scheduled message
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{tab|desktop-web}
{!go-to-scheduled-messages.md!}
- Click the trash () icon on the message you want to delete.
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You can also use <kbd>Backspace</kbd> within the scheduled messages view to
delete the selected message.
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View scheduled messages
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{tab|desktop-web}
{!go-to-scheduled-messages.md!}
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You can also view scheduled messages by clicking on the **ellipsis**
(<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-more-vertical"></i>) next to the **Send**
(<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-send"></i>) button in the compose
box, and selecting **View scheduled messages**.
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