How To Schedule Email in Outlook Windows, Mac, and Website

The ability to send an email at a later date is a useful feature offered by Microsoft Outlook. You might be composing several emails before you leave for the day, but you don't want to send the email immediately. By using this feature, you can pick the date and time to send the email you've composed. Here is how to schedule an email in Outlook!

Schedule an Outlook Email on Windows

Here are the steps to schedule email on Windows. 

• Open Outlook on Windows and click New email or reply to an existing message.
• Compose your email, add the recipient, and enter the subject line
• Go to the Options tab in the message window and select Delay delivery in the ribbon
• In the Properties box that opens, go down to the Delivery options section. Check the box for Do not deliver before and choose the date and time to send the email.
• Click Close to exit Properties
• You’ll return to the email window. Click Send to send the message later.
• To view, edit, or cancel a scheduled email, go to your Outbox folder

Schedule an Outlook email on Mac

• Compose your email just like you usually do
• When you're ready to schedule the email, click the arrow to the right of the Send button at the top and choose to Send later.
• Select the date and time and click Send
• To view or cancel an email you’ve scheduled, head to your Drafts folder.

Schedule an Outlook email on the web

• Visit Outlook on the web, sign in, and click New message on the top-left or reply to an existing email.
• Compose your email just like you usually do
• To schedule the email, click the arrow to the right of the Send button at the bottom and choose to Send later.
• Select one of the suggested dates and times or pick Custom time to enter your own.
• Click Send.
• To view a scheduled email, edit it, or cancel the sending of it, open your Drafts folder.