For delaying an email, under the Delivery Options, check the box that says Do not deliver before. Click on the Options tab, in the More option group, click on Delay Delivery. If you are connected to an Exchange server, the rule will process normally. Microsoft Outlook 2013: Setting up an Delay Delivery Email Open up and write your email as you would in the usual way, but don’t send it just yet. For POP3, you need to be connected first, before the rule will process, otherwise it will sit in the Outbox until the connection is made. Any messages that have been edited, while in the Outbox will need to be sent manually since the rule will not process. When using the message delay rule, if you need to edit the message with-in the time before delivery, go to the Outbox and make any changes neccassary (or delete the message). " (with out quotes) to make sure the rule is working properly. Test sending a message with and without ". Click Finish then OK to close Rules and Alerts. " (with out quotes) and click Add, then OK.ġ1 – Click Next and specify a name for the rule such as Deliver Now. Open the Microsoft Outlook Click on the New Email button present in the top left corner of your Outlook ribbon. Follow the detailed steps below to schedule an email in Outlook 365, Outlook 2016, and 2013 by the traditional method. The whole process is executed over Outlook desktop application. Then in the bottom window click on the blue underlined words specify words.ġ0 – In the Search Text enter a period followed by two spaces, ". Microsoft has named it as Outlook Delay Delivery. Then in the bottom section click on the blue underlined words a number ofĥ – In the Deferred Delivery window, select he number of minutes you want to delay message delivery and click OK.ħ – In the Select exception(s) (if necessary) window, check except if the subject contains specific words. 1 – Open Outlook and from the menu, select Tools \ Rules and Alerts… then click New Rule…Ģ – In step 1 of the rules wizard, under Start from a Blank Rule, click Check messages after sending, then click Next.ģ – For Select Conditions… section, click Next, then click OK to accept message that the rule will apply to every message.Ĥ – In Select Actions(s) window, check defer delivery by a number of minutes.