Overview
Learn how to schedule sending an email message for a future time.
The Schedule Send feature is available to UOmail users through the Outlook 365 desktop applications for Windows and macOS, and Outlook on the web.
Table of contents
Windows
Please Note: For this feature to work in the Windows application, Outlook must remain open until the message is sent. If you'd like to schedule send
with your computer off, we recommend using
Outlook on the web.
Select the title of each accordion panel in order to see its contents.
- While composing a message, select the More options arrow next to the Send button. Select Schedule Send.
- You'll be presented with some default options but you can choose your own by selecting Custom time.
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:
- Switch to the Outbox folder.
- Open the delayed message.
- Select the More options arrow from the Tags group in the Ribbon.
- Select More Options to set a delivery delay.
- Under Delivery options, clear the Do not deliver before check box.
- Click Close and send.
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While composing a message, select the More options arrow from the Tags group in the Ribbon.
- Under Delivery options, select the Do not deliver before check box, and then click the delivery date and time you want.
- Click Close.
- When you're done composing your email message, select Send.
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:
- Switch to the Outbox folder.
- Open the delayed message.
- Select the More options arrow from the Tags group in the Ribbon.
- Select More Options to set a delivery delay.
- Under Delivery options, clear the Do not deliver before check box.
- Click Close and send.
macOS
When you have completed drafting a message:
- Select the icon next to the Send button in the upper-left corner, then select Schedule Send.
- A small dialog box will appear. Enter in the desired date and time, then select Send.
- The message will go to your Drafts folder and it will send the message at your appointed time.
If you decide later that you want to send the message immediately, do the following:
- Switch to the Drafts folder.
- Open the delayed message.
- Select the Send button.
Outlook on the web
Sign in to UOmail, then draft your message.
When you have completed drafting a message:
- Select the small down arrow next to the Send button.
- The Schedule Send option will appear.
- Once Schedule Send is selected, you can choose a default option for a custom time, then select Send.
- If you selected Custom time, you can select the precise day and time.
If you decide later that you want to send the message immediately, do the following:
- Switch to the Drafts folder.
- Open the delayed message.
- Select the Send button.