Microsoft notes, though, that email recipients can choose to decline to send read receipts.

After clicking on this option, you’re then able to select the date and time you want to send your email, which is saved to your Drafts folder until it’s time.Īlso new to Outlook 2016 for Mac is support for delivery and read (opened) receipts when sending messages. The new “Send Later” feature in Office for Mac 2016, however, adds a drop-down next to the Send button itself. Some of the changes are rolling out first to those who receive early updates through Microsoft’s Office Insider Fast program, while other new additions, like email templates, will arrive today.īeing able to schedule delivery is something Outlook has supported for some time in other versions of its software across platforms, including Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016, through its “Delay Delivery” feature available in the Options menu in the Message.

Microsoft this morning announced a series of new features coming to its Outlook for Mac 2016 software for Office 365 users, including those that will allow you to schedule your emails, track the message’s delivery, and find out if the email was read, among others.