Frequently Asked Questions - siquylee/mail-scheduler GitHub Wiki

Installation

What is Mail Scheduler?

Mail Scheduler is a set of collection Google Spreadsheet file with embedded Google App Script (GAS) & Google Forms template to schedule Gmail emails. Mail Scheduler is NOT a web app or browser extension. If you are familiar with Microsoft Office, you can think Mail Scheduler is Excel macro-enabled workbook.

How do I install Mail Scheduler?

See Installation section

Do I need to install Mail Scheduler to each of my computers/browsers if I use more than one?

NO. It does not depend on Internet browsers on your computers.

Scheduling Emails

How do I schedule emails to be sent later?

See Add new mail schedule section. Remember to select None option in Recurring field

How do I create recurring emails?

In the data entry form, select one of three recurring option (Daily or Weekly or Monthly)

How do I know my email is scheduled?

When you schedule a date for an email through Google Forms, the data is placed in your Google Spreadsheet file. A new script trigger will be created with the delivery time. You can see the unique id of script trigger in Uid column.

How do I know my email has been sent at its scheduled time?

When your email is sent automatically, it is placed in your Sent folder, as with any other sent email.
It also updates running result in Status column, OK value means everything went well.

How do I reschedule an email to a different date & time?

See Update existing mail schedule section. Recurring email works same as scheduled email. You can update recurring emails' schedule directly in Google Spreadsheet. The easiest way is delete the existing then create the new one.

What if I want to cancel a scheduled automatic delivery?

See Delete existing mail schedule section

Can I edit scheduled emails before their delivery time?

From Google Spreadsheet file, find the row contains email that you want to modify and make your edits.

Have you considered adding yearly recurring messages and for floating holidays?

These types of mail could be considered as non-recurring because it would be sent once each year. You can select None value in recurring option when scheduling email.

Do I need my computer/browser open for automatic delivery?

No, you don’t need to keep your browser or computer running. After you schedule an email, it will be delivered according to the schedule regardless of your computer is on or off.

What about time zone support?

Mail Scheduler operates from within (GMT+07:00) time zone by default. However, if you pick a time zone, your message will be delivered at the time you specify within the zone you choose. See Change default timezone

Privacy

How does Mail Scheduler access my emails? Do you have my password?

Mail Scheduler does not have access to your Gmail password. It works with Google’s OpenID/OAuth2 authorization under your supervision. You can always revoke Mail Scheduler’s access to your Gmail account.

Why Mail Scheduler needs permission to send email as me?

To be able to send email, the script need to needs your permission.

Misc

What is the price of Mail Scheduler?

Absolutely Free

I would like to give feedback. How do I reach you?

Please feel free to reach out on the Mail Scheduler Google Group if you have any questions or feedback.

Does it work with Google Apps?

Yes, indeed.

How can I uninstall Mail Scheduler?

You need to delete Mail Scheduler files (Google Spreadsheet & Forms) and remove the authorization you gave to Mail Scheduler to access your Gmail data. To remove your authorization for Mail Scheduler to access your Gmail data, go to this page, then Remove Access from Mail Scheduler.