Are you a night owl who hammers out email after email in the wee hours of the morning? Maybe you spring out of bed at 5 a.m. and start firing off messages to team members, or spend your Sunday night catching up on email before the week starts.

That's great—for you. But there are probably some people on your team who would prefer not to deal with after-hours emails. Even if you say something can wait until morning, many feel compelled to answer right away. Luckily, Google now lets you schedule emails in Gmail, so you can cross things off your to-do list without bothering your coworkers.

Previously, Chrome extensions like Boomerang and IFTTT were the only ways to perform this task. Now Gmail users no longer have to rely on third-party add-ons. Here's how to schedule an email in Gmail.


Compose an Email The obvious first step is to compose the email you need to send. Once the email has a recipient listed, the message can then be scheduled. You will notice that there is now a drop-down menu next to the Send button at the bottom of the email window. Click it and choose Schedule send.

Quick Scheduling A new box will pop up that will allow you to schedule the email for the next day. Choose 8 a.m. tomorrow morning, 1 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, 8 p.m. tomorrow night, or click Pick date & time.

View Scheduled Emails Once you choose a time and date, the email will immediately be scheduled. A new folder will become visible in Gmail, displaying how many scheduled emails you have pending.

Cancel Scheduled Emails If at any time you wish to undo a scheduled email, there are two ways you can do it. Like the Undo Send feature, Gmail presents a pop-up message that allows you to undo the scheduled email immediately after scheduling. Click Undo and the message will go back into draft. The other way to undo a scheduled email is to click into the Scheduled category and select the email directly. You can then tap Cancel send and the email will go back into draft.

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