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# Confirmation emails

Private Panels takes away the manual work of sending confirmations and reminders.

## Confirmation Emails

Once you have scheduled a Participant for a study, it's great practice to send them a confirmation email with the Date & Time, Session Location, and any other necessary information.

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Update the **Study Scheduling Confirmation Email** section

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Navigate to the **Study Overview Scheduled tab**, and select the Participants you want to send the confirmation email to

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From the Send email dropdown, select Send scheduling confirmation and send the email

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Your participants will receive this email, and be asked to click the **Confirm** button. If they click the button, this event will be tracked in Private Panels, and you will see a checkmark in the Confirmed column next to their name in the study.

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**Note:** Private Panels was previously managed outside of Dscout, so you may see a different logo and URL in some places. If you have any questions, contact <support@dscout.com>.
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