# Send an email to the candidate

You can send an email to the candidate by clicking the respective button at the top of the [Candidate view](/manage-candidates/candidate-view.md), as shown below:

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You need to fill the following information:

* **Subject**: Select the country of the recipient's mobile number.
* **Template**: Optionally select one of the [templates ](/settings/manage-templates.md)you have previously created. The email body field will immediately be filled with the template's text.
* **Email body**: Enter the body text of the email.
* **File**: Optionally add a file to be send as an attachment.

Click on the **Send** button to send the message, which will immediately appear in the candidate's [timeline](/manage-candidates/candidate-view.md#activity-timeline).

{% hint style="info" %}
**Advantages of emailing the candidates using SmartCV:**

* The candidate does not know your main corporate email.
* Both outbound and inbound emails are automatically displayed in the candidate's [timeline](/manage-candidates/candidate-view.md#activity-timeline) with all the other relevant information about the candidate.
  {% endhint %}


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