Review email drafts from the mini email composer
View emails saved for later or create a new email while saving your current draft automatically from the full email composer.
Before you begin
Role required: email_composer
Procedure
-
Open a Workspace record in your instance.
-
Open the mini email composer by selecting the Email tab under the Compose panel.
-
Note: Instead of a button to save email drafts manually, drafts save automatically.
Access your drafts by selecting the drafts icon ([Omitted image "x-mini-drafts-icon.png"] Alt text: Drafts icon) from the email footer.
A modal opens with a list of actions and email drafts.
[Omitted image "xs2-drafts-modal.png"] Alt text: View drafts modal
-
Select an action or recent draft.
- View all of your email drafts by selecting Manage drafts.
- Create a new draft while saving your current draft automatically by selecting Create new email.
-
Create a new draft while saving your current draft automatically by selecting Create new email.
-
Open a draft after previewing it.
-
Select a draft from the Email drafts list.
A preview of the draft opens.
-
Select Apply.
-
-
Open a draft from the Manage drafts modal.
-
Open the Manage drafts modal by selecting Manage drafts from the menu.
-
Select a draft from the list.
-
-
Delete multiple drafts from the Manage drafts modal.
-
Open the Manage drafts modal by selecting Manage drafts from the menu.
-
Select drafts from the list.
-
Select Delete.
-
---
title: Review email drafts from the mini email composer
description: View emails saved for later or create a new email while saving your current draft automatically from the full email composer.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/review-email-drafts-from-the-mini-email-composer.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Mini email composer, Emails, Use, Configurable Workspace UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---
# Review email drafts from the mini email composer
View emails saved for later or create a new email while saving your current draft automatically from the full email composer.
## Before you begin
Role required: email\_composer
## Procedure
1. Open a Workspace record in your instance.
2. Open the mini email composer by selecting the **Email** tab under the Compose panel.
3. **Note:** Instead of a button to save email drafts manually, drafts save automatically.
Access your drafts by selecting the drafts icon \(\[Omitted image "x-mini-drafts-icon.png"\] Alt text: Drafts icon\) from the email footer.
A modal opens with a list of actions and email drafts.
\[Omitted image "xs2-drafts-modal.png"\] Alt text: View drafts modal
4. Select an action or recent draft.
- View all of your email drafts by selecting **Manage drafts**.
- Create a new draft while saving your current draft automatically by selecting **Create new email**.
5. Create a new draft while saving your current draft automatically by selecting **Create new email**.
6. Open a draft after previewing it.
1. Select a draft from the Email drafts list.
A preview of the draft opens.
2. Select **Apply**.
7. Open a draft from the Manage drafts modal.
1. Open the Manage drafts modal by selecting **Manage drafts** from the menu.
2. Select a draft from the list.
8. Delete multiple drafts from the Manage drafts modal.
1. Open the Manage drafts modal by selecting **Manage drafts** from the menu.
2. Select drafts from the list.
3. Select **Delete**.
| title | Review email drafts from the mini email composer |
| description | View emails saved for later or create a new email while saving your current draft automatically from the full email composer. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/review-email-drafts-from-the-mini-email-composer.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Mini email composerEmailsUseConfigurable Workspace UIConfigure UIs and portalsConfigure user experiences |