To schedule an email send in Outlook, the steps vary slightly depending on the version you are using:
For Classic Outlook (desktop Windows):
- Create a new email and compose your message.
- Go to the Options tab in the email window.
- Click on Delay Delivery.
- In the dialog box, check Do not deliver before and set the desired date and time for sending.
- Click Close and then Send the email.
- The email will stay in your Outbox and be sent at the scheduled time.
- Note: Outlook must be open at the scheduled time for the email to send.
For the New Outlook (Windows/macOS):
- Compose a new email.
- Next to the Send button, click the downward arrow (⌄).
- Select Schedule send.
- Choose a suggested time or pick a custom date and time.
- Click Send.
- The message will be saved in your Drafts folder and sent automatically at the scheduled time.
- Outlook does not need to be open for sending at the scheduled time in the new Outlook.
For Outlook on the Web or Outlook.com:
- Draft your email.
- Click the downward arrow next to Send and choose Schedule send.
- Pick a default or custom time.
- Click Send , and the email will stay in Drafts until the scheduled send time.
To Edit or Send Scheduled Email Immediately:
- Open the scheduled email from Outbox (classic) or Drafts (new or web).
- Modify the send time or select Send now to send immediately.
This covers how to schedule emails in Outlook on various platforms and versions with user-friendly interfaces to pick the sending time after drafting the email.