Scheduling Emails in Outlook

This guide is an overview of the process of scheduling emails using Microsoft Outlook, ensuring that your messages reach recipients at the optimal time. You can find the step-by-step process below, along with demonstrations for both old and new versions of Outlook.

Important note: For the email to be sent at the scheduled time, the Outlook Application must be open for the user at the planned time of sending. (This does not apply to Outlook on the Web or New Outlook)

Scheduling Emails – Outlook

1. Create a new email.
2. In the email, click on the bottom right arrow in the “Tags” section. This will open a Properties menu, with a section titled “Delivery Options.”
3. Check the “Do not deliver before: “ section and input the desired time that you would like the email sent.
4. Click close on the bottom right.
5. Click send, and the message will be delivered at the inputted time.

Scheduling Emails – Outlook on the Web & New Outlook

1. Create a new email.
2. Next to the send button, click on the dropdown arrow. Select the “Schedule Send” option.
3. Select the default times or select custom and input your option.
4. Click send, and the message will be delivered at the inputted time.