> ## Documentation index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dash.robopost.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Schedule your first post

**You need:** at least one connected channel. If you don't have one yet, [connect your first channel](https://dash.robopost.app/docs/get-started/connect-your-first-channel.md).

## Write and schedule the post

1. In the sidebar, click **Posts → [New post](https://dash.robopost.app/new-post)**.
2. Under **Quick Start**, click **Simple Post**.
3. Under **Select channels**, click each channel you want to post to. A check mark shows it's selected. Type in the
   search box to find a channel quickly.
4. Under **Content**, write your text. Use the toolbar to add an image, a video or a GIF.
   Some networks add their own fields once you select them (a Pinterest title, a YouTube title, and so on):
   see [Network options](https://dash.robopost.app/docs/posts/network-options.md).
5. Under **Schedule**, choose **Later**.
6. Check the **Timezone**, then click **Select a date** and pick the day and time.
7. Click **Schedule Post**.

You'll see "Posts successfully scheduled". Click **View Scheduled Posts** to see it.

> **Important:** **Schedule** starts on **Now**. If you click **Schedule Post** without switching to **Later**,
> Robopost publishes right away.

> **Tip:** The composer starts in your browser's time zone. If a channel has its own time zone in its
> [channel settings](https://dash.robopost.app/docs/channels/channel-settings.md), the **Timezone** field switches to it when you select that
> channel.

## Find it in the calendar

1. Click **Posts → [Scheduled posts](https://dash.robopost.app/posts-scheduled)**.
2. Open the **Calendar** tab to see your posts by day, or the **List** tab for a list.
3. Click a post to open it and change the text, media or time.

When the time comes, Robopost publishes the post and moves it to **Posts → Published posts**. It can take a few
minutes for it to show on the network.

## Other things you can do from the composer

- **Save Post as Draft** keeps the post without scheduling it. Find it in **Posts → Draft posts**.
- **See a Preview** shows roughly how the post will look.
- **Recurring post?** under **Schedule** repeats the post at an interval you choose.

## If it doesn't work

- **No channels under Select channels.** You'll see "Please connect a channel." Connect one first, or ask an Admin
  to give you access to the team's channels.
- **Schedule Post is grayed out.** Your role doesn't include the **Schedule Posts** right. Ask a team Admin.
- **The post is still in Scheduled posts after its time.** The channel may have reached its daily limit. Robopost
  holds the post and publishes it once the channel is back under its limit: see
  [Posting limits](https://dash.robopost.app/docs/channels/posting-limits.md).
- **The post failed.** Open it from **Published posts** to read the error, then see
  [Why did my post fail?](https://dash.robopost.app/docs/posts/why-did-my-post-fail.md)

> **Note:** Posting to X (formerly Twitter) uses X credits: 1 for a post without a link, 14 with a link. See
> [X credits](https://dash.robopost.app/docs/posts/x-credits.md).

The full composer, including first comments, tags, collections and approvals:
[Create a post](https://dash.robopost.app/docs/posts/create-a-post.md).

## Next

[Invite your team](https://dash.robopost.app/docs/get-started/invite-your-team.md)