From the course: SharePoint Designer 2013: Custom Workflows
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Creating a workflow with SharePoint Designer that sends an email - SharePoint Tutorial
From the course: SharePoint Designer 2013: Custom Workflows
Creating a workflow with SharePoint Designer that sends an email
Sending an email is one of the most frequently used actions in SharePoint workflows. Because we send people emails to let them know that it's time to look at a document, or to take a particular action. We use them for transparency, to let a user know that a particular document has been received, or that an item that they posted in the list has been moved to the next stage of a process. So, we're going to use email a lot. And this is the very first action that we're going to see how to create. I've created a new HR site that I'll be using for the next few workflows that we create. And just a note that if the site that you are using or were thinking of using to create workflows in for practice has other users in it, it's an actual production site. This is a really good time to get a site set up that you can use that doesn't have other users in it, particularly people who are there just trying to get their work done on a day to day basis. And then we're creating new work flows that they…
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Understanding workflow types and permissions2m 11s
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Understanding events that start workflows3m 26s
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Understanding stages and steps5m 23s
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Understanding workflow actions4m 7s
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Creating a workflow with SharePoint Designer that sends an email13m 20s
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Saving and publishing your workflow4m 15s
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Testing your workflow3m 24s
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Setting task and history log settings5m 50s
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Creating a workflow using the Wait for Field Change action13m 37s
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Adding comments3m
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