How to Delay the Delivery of a Single Email Message To delay sending a single email message, create a new message, enter the email address of the recipient(s), but don’t click “Send”. Instead, click the “Options” tab on the Message window. In the More Options section, click “Delay Delivery”.
- This feature is only available in Outlook 2016 for Mac 15.36.1 (170721) and later with an Office 365 subscription and Outlook 2019 for Mac (select Outlook > About Outlook to check your version).
- An Exchange account such as Outlook.com hosted on Office 365 or on Exchange 2016 CU5 and later.
- It won’t work with IMAP or POP accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo, or iCloud.
Schedule a message to be sent later
- Compose your email message and include one or more recipient names on the To: line.
- Onthe Send button, select the dropdown arrow > Send Later.
- Enter a time and date.
- Select Send. The message will be saved in the Drafts folder until the specified date and time. It will be sent even if Outlook is not open on your computer.
Cancel a message scheduled to be sent later
- In the Drafts folder, open the email message.
- Select Cancel Send.
- Select Yes to confirm. The message remains open so you can send it right away or delay it until another time.
Having trouble?
Select Help > Contact Support.
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- This feature is only available in Outlook 2016 for Mac 15.36.1 (170721) and later with an Office 365 subscription and Outlook 2019 for Mac (select Outlook > About Outlook to check your version).
- An Exchange account such as Outlook.com hosted on Office 365 or on Exchange 2016 CU5 and later.
- It won’t work with IMAP or POP accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo, or iCloud.
Schedule a message to be sent later
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- Compose your email message and include one or more recipient names on the To: line.
- Onthe Send button, select the dropdown arrow > Send Later.
- Enter a time and date.
- Select Send. The message will be saved in the Drafts folder until the specified date and time. It will be sent even if Outlook is not open on your computer.
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Cancel a message scheduled to be sent later
- In the Drafts folder, open the email message.
- Select Cancel Send.
- Select Yes to confirm. The message remains open so you can send it right away or delay it until another time.
Having trouble?
Select Help > Contact Support.