> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fluents.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Campaign Schedules

> Set the days, hours and timezone your campaigns are allowed to contact people. A schedule is required before you can create a campaign.

A **campaign schedule** decides when a campaign is allowed to contact someone. It
sets the days of the week, the hours within those days, and the timezone those
hours are measured in.

<Note>
  You need at least one campaign schedule before you can create a campaign. The
  campaign dialog will not let you continue without one.
</Note>

Schedules are reusable. Most teams keep a small number, such as one for business
hours and one for evenings, and point every campaign at the right one.

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## Creating a schedule

Go to **Campaigns** in the sidebar, then **Schedules**, and select **New Campaign
Schedule**. You can also create one without leaving the campaign dialog, using
**Create campaign schedule**.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fluents/Ntis-q5QWqwCqRQw/images/product/campaigns/campaign-schedule-editor.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Ntis-q5QWqwCqRQw&q=85&s=0eea04c678de0f4238c039bef0bc466f" alt="The campaign schedule editor, showing the day selector, the allowed contact times, and the timezone" width="1496" height="697" data-path="images/product/campaigns/campaign-schedule-editor.jpg" />
</Frame>

Give the schedule a name by selecting the title, and a description if it helps your
team tell two schedules apart. A summary of the days you have picked appears under
the name as you edit.

### Outreach Schedule

Select the days you want outreach to go out on. Monday to Friday are selected by
default.

Then set **Allowed contact times**, the window within each of those days. The
default is **9:00am to 7:00pm**.

### Timezone

**Primary** sets the timezone the contact times are measured in. The default is
**Pacific Time**.

<Warning>
  The timezone applies to the whole schedule, not to each contact. A 9:00am start
  in Pacific Time reaches someone on the east coast at noon their time. If you are
  calling across timezones, use a window that is reasonable at both ends.
</Warning>

Select **Save & Exit** when you are done. If you created the schedule from inside
the campaign dialog you are returned there with the new schedule selected.

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## Reading the schedules list

| Column          | What it shows                             |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Name**        | The schedule's name.                      |
| **Description** | Your note about what it is for.           |
| **Days**        | The days outreach is allowed.             |
| **Time Range**  | The allowed contact times.                |
| **Timezone**    | The timezone those times are measured in. |

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## Where to go next

* Use a schedule when you set up outreach in **[Campaigns](./campaigns)**.
* Control how often each of your numbers is used in **[Numbers](./numbers)**.
