Microsoft Outlook 2016 – Delay or Schedule Email Message Delivery

email messages are sent immediately when you click Send. In Outlook, you can delay sending a single email message or use rules to delay the delivery of all messages. These messages are held in the Outbox for a specified time after you click Send.

Note: If you are using a POP3 or IMAP account, Outlook must remain open until the message is sent. To determine the type of account that you are using, click the File tab, click Account Settings, and then click Account Settings. On the Email tab, the Type column lists the type of accounts that are in your active Outlook profile.

To Delay the delivery of a message:

·      In the message, click Options.

·      In the More Options group, click Delay Delivery.

·      Under Delivery options, select the Do not deliver before check box, and then click the delivery date and time that you want.

 

Note: After you click Send, the message remains in the Outbox folder until the delivery time.

If you decide later that you want to send the message immediately, do the following:

·      In Mail, in the folder pane, click the Outbox folder.

·      Open the delayed message.

·      Click Options.

·      In the More Options group, click Delay Delivery.

·      Under Delivery options, clear the ‘Do not deliver before’ check box.

·      Click Close.

·      Click Send.