All too often, I send an email and regret it a moment later.

Maybe I bumped into Send before I was ready. Maybe I wrote something mean & nasty, and want to rephrase to something more constructive. Maybe I think of a better way to make my point.

With these steps, Outlook will keep my message in the Outbox for a few minutes. When I change my mind, I can go there and modify the message.

1. Tools.Rules and Alerts

2. New Rule

3. Start from a Blank Rule
4. Check Messages before Sending
5. Next

6. (don't check any conditions)
7. Next
   • Yes, apply to every rule

8. Check "defer delivery by a number of minutes" (the last checkbox)
9. Click on "a number of".
   1. 3
   2. OK
10. Next

11. (don't check any exceptions)
12. Next

13. Supply name if you like.
14. Finish