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

# Choose participants

> Select who receives a pulse, narrow the audience, and learn who can send to whom.

Choose participants in the **Select participants** step when you create a pulse. Only workspace members can be participants. You must select at least one person.

## Audience options

Select one option. The options that you see depend on your role and your team.

| Option | Who it includes |
| - | - |
| **My team** | You and everyone who reports up to you. Shows only if you have direct reports. |
| **Everyone** | All members in the company. Admins and HR Admins only. |
| **My direct reports** | Only the people who report directly to you. Shows only if you have direct reports. |
| **Groups** | Members of the saved groups that you select. Admins and HR Admins only. |
| **Other Teams** | Another manager's team, including that manager. |
| **Specific people** | The people that you select by name. |

Before you continue, check the number of people who will be enrolled. To remove people, use **Exclude specific people**.

## Narrow the audience

For all options except **Specific people**, you can narrow the audience:

* **People to include:** Select **All**, **Managers only**, or **Individual contributors only**.
* **Exclude specific people:** Select people to remove from the audience.

## Who can send to whom

Anyone can create a pulse. Admins and HR Admins can send a pulse to any members.

Other people can send a pulse to:

* **Specific people** that they select by name.
* **Teams in their reporting line**, such as **My team**, **My direct reports**, or an **Other Teams** manager whose team they can see. This includes teams they can see through delegated access.

If you select an audience that you cannot use, Windmill shows this message: "Only admins and HR admins can use this participant filter. Select specific employees or a team in your visible or delegated reporting structure."

## New members and org changes

Windmill finds the people who match your audience each time a run starts. For example, if you choose **Everyone**, new hires who join as members receive the next run.

## Change participants later

Open the pulse's **Participants** tab and select **Edit Participants**. After launch, the change applies to the next run. See [Edit a live pulse](/features/pulse-surveys/edit-a-live-pulse).

When you send a run with **Send now**, you can also clear people for that run only. See [Launch a pulse](/features/pulse-surveys/launch-a-pulse).

## FAQs

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can a manager who is not an admin run a pulse?">
    Yes. Any member can create a pulse. A manager can send it to their own team, their direct reports, or specific people. Only Admins and HR Admins can send to **Everyone** or to **Groups**.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does Everyone include people who join after I launch?">
    Yes. Windmill finds the participants each time a run starts. New members get the next run.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I add people who are not Windmill members?">
    No. Only workspace members can be participants. Invite them from [Members](https://app.gowindmill.com/COMPANY/config/members) first.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>