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three dots and select ‘Schedule send’
from the menu.Schedule Outlook emails
Microsoft’s Outlook software has built-in
tools for scheduling emails to be sent
later. Compose the email but don’t send
it. In the Tags section of the ribbon
toolbar, click More Options – the tiny
button in the bottom-right corner pops
out a panel with more settings and tools.
Look for ‘Delivery options’ and tick
the ‘Do not deliver before’ box. Enter
the date and the time you want the
email sent, then click Close and Send.
Your message will sit in the Outbox until
the specified date and time it is sent.
Microsoft’s Outlook.com webmail
doesn’t have as many features as its
desktop software, but you can still
schedule the sending of an email. Click
New Message, then click the three-dot
button to the right of the Send button
and choose Get Add-ins. Type
boomerang in the search box and install
the add-in.
Return to your email message and
you’ll now see a boomerang icon on the
right of the Send button. Click this andhover the mouse over ‘Send later’ to
show a list of options, such as
‘tomorrow morning’, ‘tomorrow
afternoon’, ‘in 4 hours’, ‘in 2 days’, ‘in 2
weeks’ and more. Click Custom to setI
f you want to compose an email now but
wait until later to send it, simply create it
and save it as a draft. All web-based
email services and desktop email programs
support drafts, and you can write as many
emails as you like and save them to return
to later. Look for a ‘Save as draft’ option or
just close the compose window.
When you’re ready to send one of your
draft emails, just open the Drafts folder,
then open the relevant email draft message
and click Send. You can save drafts on your
phone, then view and send them later on
your computer, or vice versa. The only
downside is you have to go back to your
email when you want to send the message.Write an email to send later by saving it as a draft
Schedule Gmail messages
Gmail lets you schedule a specific time
and date for when you want an email
sent. Compose an email, then click the
arrow next to the Send button to reveal
the option ‘Schedule send’. Clicking this
brings up a box with suggested days and
times, such as this afternoon, tomorrow
morning and more. If you click ‘Select
date and time’, you can choose exactly
when to send it by picking a date on the
calendar, selecting your chosen time
and clicking ‘Schedule send’ to finish.
Gmail on mobile devices offers the
same scheduled sending tool but,
instead of the Send button, tap the
When you close a Gmail
message you’re composing,
it is automatically saved to DraftsChoose a future date and time to send an
email in Gmail’s ‘Scheduled send’ tool
Use the Boomerang add-in to schedule
emails in Outlook.comIf you see words that look like
they’ve been typed in a
typewriter, follow the instructions
and type them exactly as they
appear, paying close attention to
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