--- title: "Saving and scheduling draft posts" description: "It's important to capture your creative thoughts (even those partially-developed ones) right when you have them. With Buffer's draft features, you'll be able to save your drafts with or without a pre-scheduled date and time selected. Pretty slick, right?" canonical_url: "https://support.buffer.com/articles/saving-and-scheduling-draft-posts-CBLXg1yFXp" md_url: "https://support.buffer.com/articles/saving-and-scheduling-draft-posts-CBLXg1yFXp.md" --- # Saving and scheduling draft posts It's important to capture your creative thoughts (even those partially-developed ones) right when you have them. With Buffer's draft features, you'll be able to save your drafts with or without a pre-scheduled date and time selected. Pretty slick, right? :::info Looking for the mobile version? See "[Creating, managing, and approving draft posts on the mobile app](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/creating-managing-and-approving-draft-posts-on-the-buffer-mobile-app-XSRim1JeUl)". Working with a team? Visit the [Managing and approving draft posts](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/adding-users-and-setting-up-permissions-ixjiLpe2fd) article. ::: ## Accessing your draft posts You can find the draft posts for each of your social channels in the **Publish** dashboard by clicking the social channel's name on the left side of your dashboard and then clicking ***Drafts***. Note: if you are using the Calendar view, you will need to click the ***List*** view first: ![Buffer - Publish - Drafts in List view](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=15e97a2e-4e57-4312-a71b-074b5f6adfe4 " =1877x1151") You will also be able to access all your pre-scheduled drafts from the calendar, so you can view your entire social content plan in one place. Note that if you didn't add a time and date to your draft, it would not appear in your calendar. We'll talk more about pre-scheduled drafts below. ![Buffer - Publish calendar with scheduled drafts](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=e43fba1b-75ed-4f21-a4a8-1180452fe972 " =1910x1162") :::info You can also access your draft posts via the Home button on the top left of your dashboard. ::: ## Creating drafts from the drafts area You can create drafts right from the drafts area by typing in the "Create a new draft" composer field. From there, you can save your draft with no date/time specified, or pre-schedule it by clicking ***Set Time****.* Pre-scheduling your draft will not cause it to automatically publish at the date and time you selected unless that draft post is moved to the queue prior to the pre-scheduled date/time. When a draft is scheduled and the scheduled time has passed, click ***Edit*** on the post and select a new time. Once that's saved, you'll see the ***Schedule Post*** option again. Let's explore other ways to create draft posts. ## Creating drafts from the queue To start your draft from your queue, click on the blue ***+ New*** button at the top of your dashboard, then click ***Post*** to open the composer. Craft your post. When finished, if you'd like to store it in the drafts area of your account without specifying a date and time for publishing, click ***Save as Draft***. ![Buffer - composer - arrow pointing to Save Draft option](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=c51939fa-0cf7-424d-8054-69df8c80d3d4 " =1359x1063") Once your draft has been saved, if you know the date/time you'd like to post it, you can pre-schedule your post by clicking on the pencil icon to edit the post, and then clicking ***Set Time*** to select a day and time. As a reminder, this will not automatically publish your draft at the date and time you selected unless the draft is moved to the queue before the pre-scheduled date/time. ![Buffer - Publish draft - arrows pointing to Set Date and Time and Save as Draft](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=660e48df-700f-477b-821a-3f0111bc3f6b " =1226x993") Speaking of which, the last action that you'll need to take before the draft is fully scheduled is to have someone with [full posting access](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/adding-users-and-setting-up-permissions-ixjiLpe2fd) (this could be you or another member of your Buffer organization) click ***Add to Queue*** in your drafts tab. ![Buffer Drafts queue with arrow pointing to Add to Queue on draft](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=742e0d3f-9ac0-4a4e-bfc0-4a61c8c18411 " =1688x578") ## Creating drafts from the calendar If you love the full-context view of the calendar, there's good news: you can schedule and view drafts straight from your calendar view! Let's get into it. 1. First, click ***Calendar*** in the upper-right-hand menu on your publishing dashboard. 2. From there, click on the date and time you’d like to schedule your draft. A composer will pop up, and you can start drafting your post. 3. When finished composing your draft post, click on the ***Schedule Draft*** button, and you’ll immediately see your draft populate on your calendar at the date and time you originally selected. :::info **Note:** Scheduling your draft will not cause it to automatically publish at the date and time you selected. Instead, it will preset the date and time for publishing, but will still require a user with full posting access to click ***Schedule Post*** from the drafts tab before the post is considered ready to publish. If no date or time is selected for the draft, it will show “Add to Queue” instead. Head here to learn more about [adding users and setting up permissions in your organization](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/adding-users-and-setting-up-permissions-ixjiLpe2fd). ::: ![Buffer - Publish draft queue - Add to Queue vs. Schedule Post buttons](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=bf253032-a0b8-440f-b664-dbb5f1e4fa87 " =1830x1114") ## Scheduling drafts to multiple social channels at once Looking at the screenshot above, you can see several social channels selected. When the draft is scheduled (or "saved" if composing your draft from the queue), the draft for each of your social channels will land in their respective drafts tabs. We share instructions on how to find the draft posts for each of your social channels [at the top of this article](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/saving-and-scheduling-draft-posts-CBLXg1yFXp#h-accessing-your-draft-posts). ## FAQ ### Will a draft for one post going to multiple channels be saved as one draft? No, drafts sent to multiple social channels will be saved as independent drafts within each of those social channels' drafts areas. ### Is it possible to view all of my drafts in one place? Yes, you can view all of your drafts in one list using the All Channels view. The All Channels view will compile all of your drafts across your channels into one scrollable list that you can also sort by channel or tag. Learn more: [How to use the All Channels view in Buffer](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/how-to-use-the-all-channels-view-in-buffer-oqqE4Sdf3T). ### Will I be able to see the same drafts in both the mobile app and the web app (from my computer)? Yes! Your drafts will be synced between mobile and the web, so feel free to work freely between the two. ### How do I send drafts for approval or approve drafts sent to me? Collaboration on drafts and approval flows are available on our Team plan, and all posts sent for approval go through your drafts area. You'll learn more about the process to send draft posts for approval and to approve draft posts in this article: [Managing and approving draft posts](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/managing-and-approving-draft-posts-57li7M8tDA) ### After a draft is scheduled as a post, can it be reverted back into a draft? It sure can! You can move any post from your queue back to drafts by clicking on the down-arrow next to the ***Share Now*** button and choosing ***Move to Drafts***. ### Can I collaborate on drafts with my team? Yes! Click the speech bubble icon in the upper right corner of the draft (kind of like this: 💬) to create a Note. Learn more about [Collaborating on content with Notes in Buffer](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/collaborating-on-content-with-notes-REJVjrWhgG). ### Can I delete drafts in bulk? Yes, our Delete Drafts feature allows you to delete all drafts from a particular channel. (Posts awaiting approval are not impacted). [Learn more about deleting drafts in bulk here](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/how-to-delete-posts-and-drafts-in-bulk-gcXAijaRj9). ### Can I restore a deleted draft? Unfortunately, once a draft or scheduled post has been deleted, it cannot be restored. ### Can I upload drafts in bulk? Yes, you can upload your drafts in bulk to Buffer. [Learn more about how bulk uploads work in Buffer here](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/how-to-upload-posts-in-bulk-to-buffer-cTIhl4mv6H). ### How can I reschedule an overdue draft? If the scheduled time has passed and your draft has not been moved to the queue, your draft will be marked as **Overdue.** If you'd like to reschedule your draft, click the ***Reschedule*** button on the draft, then choose a new day and time for your post. ![Buffer - Overdue draft post with arrow pointing to Reschedule](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=d72f4627-76c7-4e61-8ece-52b758c14ba9 " =2120x668") :::warning **Important note:** Your scheduled draft will not get published until someone with Full Posting Access clicks ***Schedule Post*** to move it to the queue. ::: ### More resources from our blog * [Types of Social Media Content: 30+ Ideas for Your Next Post](https://buffer.com/resources/social-media-content-types/?utm_source=helpscout\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=hc_to_blog) * [How to Crosspost: Beginner’s Guide](https://buffer.com/resources/how-to-crosspost?utm_source=helpscout\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=hc_to_blog) * [The Complete Guide to Content Repurposing](https://buffer.com/resources/repurposing-content-guide/?utm_source=helpscout\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=hc_to_blog) * [The Best Content for Social Media — Backed by Data](https://buffer.com/library/best-content-for-social-media/?utm_source=helpscout\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=hc_to_blog)