# Schedule forecasts

> Run a new forecast on a fixed schedule, and choose how you hear about it.

Part of the Prolepsia docs: Keep forecasts current.
Video: [Schedule forecasts](https://prolepsia.com/docs/videos/schedule-forecasts.mp4), 0:54, with [captions](https://prolepsia.com/docs/videos/schedule-forecasts.vtt).
This guide as a web page: https://prolepsia.com/docs/schedule-forecasts

## Steps

1. Open the question and choose More actions, then Forecast schedule.
2. Under Run a forecast every, enter a number and pick hours, days or months.
3. Choose when the schedule starts, and set End time.
4. Under Preset, pick the preset every scheduled forecast uses. With Use the defaults, each run follows your default preset at that time.
5. Pick Daily digest to get one email sorted by the biggest change, or Email immediately to get an email after each forecast. With Email immediately, Recommended sends an email only when the forecast moves a lot.
6. Choose Save schedule. The panel then shows when the next forecast runs.
7. To end it, open the same panel and choose Stop schedule.

## Good to know

- The shortest interval is every 3 hours, and one schedule can run up to 50 forecasts.
- Each scheduled forecast costs credits at the price of the question's run mode.
- Scheduled forecasts use the question's forecast setup for Prolepsia records and connections.

## What the video says

To forecast a question on a regular schedule, open More actions and choose Forecast schedule. Set how often a new forecast runs, in hours, days or months. Here, once a week. The shortest interval is every three hours. Choose when it starts and when it ends. One schedule can run up to fifty forecasts. Pick the preset every scheduled forecast uses. With the defaults, each run follows your default preset at that time. Prolepsia records and connections follow the question's forecast setup. Then choose how you hear about the results: one daily digest sorted by the biggest change, or an email after each forecast. Recommended sends an email only when the forecast moves a lot. Choose Save schedule. The panel then shows when the next forecast runs. Each scheduled forecast costs credits at the price of the question's run mode. To change or end it later, open the same panel. Stop schedule turns it off.

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