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# Allow text columns as email recipient

By default, **DocExport** uses **Email Columns** in your monday.com board to determine who receives generated documents.

However, if your workflow stores email addresses in a **Text Column** instead, you can enable an option to allow those columns to be used as valid recipients and display them as selectable options when choosing your recipient column.

{% hint style="warning" %}
When this option is active, **all text columns** in your board will appear in the dropdown list for recipients, not just the ones that actually contain emails.

This can quickly become **cluttered or confusing**, especially on boards with many text columns. For best results and cleaner configuration, we strongly **recommend using Email Columns** whenever possible.
{% endhint %}

## How to enable "Allow Text Columns for Email Recipients"

1. Open your monday.com board and open the DocExport App View.
2. Select **'Settings'** and go to **'App Settings'.**\
   ***Note:** The first time you open App Settings, the Pricing page may appear. Simply close it and click 'App Settings' again.*
3. Scroll down to the **'Advanced settings'** section.
4. Enable the option **'Allow text columns for email recipients'**.
5. Once enabled, all text columns in your board will appear in the recipient dropdown inside DocExport.

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### Multiple Email Addresses

You can also include **multiple recipients** in a single text cell by separating the addresses with semicolons (;).&#x20;

**Example:**&#x20;

```
hi@towerapps.com;support@towerapps.com
```