How To Delay Sending A Message In Outlook

Contributor Icon Contributed by shamanstears Date Icon September 15, 2006  
Tag Icon Tagged: Microsoft Outlook

In some cases, you may want to delay sending a message in Outlook. normally, e-mail messages are sent immediately when you click the Send button in the Message window unless you aren’t connected to the internet (then it will sit in your Outbox until you connect).

You can delay sending the message by postponing the send date as follows:


In the Message window, Click the Options.

In the Message Options dialogue box, select Do Not Deliver Before check box, and choose the desired send date in the calendar drop-down and the desired time you want the message sent in the appropriate drop-down.

Click Close and Send.

Your message will go to the Outbox folder until the assigned date and time to send it.

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  • Anonymous
    You can implement a continous delay system following this set of instructions http://www.friedbeef.com/2006/05/29/4-ways-to-save-time-using-outlook/
  • tom
    However, Outlook will require you to send (empty your Outbox) if you close down Outlook. it would be better if the SEND occurred and the Outlook server would take care of the delay request.
  • Joe
    I think this is a great feature.

    However the only downside is that the email will have the timestamp of when you actually hit "send". In other words, if you compose an email at 10am , do a delay for 1pm, and then hit 'send', the email will be received at 1pm but it will show as being sent at 10am. Is there a way to adjust the timestamp to reflect the time the email is actually received?

    Thanks
  • cecilia
    I am restating the question written by Joe. Can someone provide a solution?

    I think this is a great feature.

    However the only downside is that the email will have the timestamp of when you actually hit "send". In other words, if you compose an email at 10am , do a delay for 1pm, and then hit 'send', the email will be received at 1pm but it will show as being sent at 10am. Is there a way to adjust the timestamp to reflect the time the email is actually received?
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