# Sending test drafts to yourself

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/sending-test-drafts-to-yourself/28872>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 8, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/sending-test-drafts-to-yourself/28872 "2023-08-08T05:15:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![ssdesign](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ssdesign/32/10291_2.png) [@ssdesign](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ssdesign)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/sending-test-drafts-to-yourself/28872/1 "2023-08-08T05:15:43Z")

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**Your software**  
My Mautic version is: 4.0.0  
My PHP version is: 7.4.33  
My Database type and version is: MAriaDB

**Your problem**  
My problem is:  
Is there a way to send test email to myself so that I can check how the email appears and every link works as expected before I send out the campaign?

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**Author:** ![robm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/robm/32/260_2.png) [@robm](https://forum.mautic.org/u/robm)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/sending-test-drafts-to-yourself/28872/2 "2023-08-08T06:59:14Z")

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You can use the send example option that every email has. That will send an email to any email address you input. Merge tags won’t work though.

I also have a “test” segment, with just a testing contact in there that I then use to test new campaigns. That way all merge tags will work.

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**Author:** ![ssdesign](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ssdesign/32/10291_2.png) [@ssdesign](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ssdesign)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/sending-test-drafts-to-yourself/28872/3 "2023-08-08T07:21:28Z")

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> [@robm](#):
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> ust a testing contact in there that I then use to test new campaigns. That way all merge tags will work.

Cool.  
Thanks for the tips.  
I just tried with a test segment and things worked great 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/1X/43c63600fe51440378769136903f1fa2a9a34102.png) [@system](https://forum.mautic.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/sending-test-drafts-to-yourself/28872/4 "2023-09-04T05:39:11Z")

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Closed on September 4, 2023, 5:39am UTC

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