Can you delay send a mail merge in outlook

Yes, you can delay sending a mail merge in Outlook using a feature called "Delay Delivery". This feature allows you to schedule the sending of an email at a later time.

Here's how to do it:

  1. Open your mail merge document in Outlook.
  2. Click on the "Send" button to open the "Send" dialog box.
  3. In the "Send" dialog box, click on the "Delay Delivery" button.
  4. In the "Delay Delivery" dialog box, select the date and time you want the email to be sent.
  5. Click "OK" to save the changes.

Alternatively, you can also use the "Rules" feature in Outlook to delay sending a mail merge. Here's how:

  1. Open the "Rules" dialog box by going to "File" > "Manage Rules & Alerts" > "New Rule".
  2. Select "Start from a blank rule" and click "Next".
  3. Choose "Move messages from someone to a folder" and click "Next".
  4. In the "Step 1" section, select "Delay delivery by a number of minutes" and enter the number of minutes you want to delay the sending of the email.
  5. Click "Next" and then "Finish" to save the rule.

Once you've set up the rule, any new emails that are sent using the mail merge will be delayed by the specified number of minutes.

Note that the "Delay Delivery" feature is only available in Outlook 2010 and later versions. In earlier versions of Outlook, you can use the "Rules" feature to achieve similar results.