Snooze an email in Outlook for Mac

Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac

Use the Snooze feature in Outlook for Mac to temporarily remove an email from your Inbox and have it return at a time that works best for you.

Note

  • This feature is currently not available in Legacy Outlook.
  • This feature is only supported for Microsoft 365 and Exchange Online accounts. It isn't available for Exchange Server (on premises) accounts or for IMAP and POP accounts, including Gmail, Yahoo, and iCloud accounts configured using direct sync.

Snooze an email

  1. Select a message and choose the Snooze option in the toolbar or Control-click an email and select Snooze.

    The image shows the snooze email option in Outlook for Mac.

  2. Pick a date and time or select Choose a date.

    The image shows the date and time option for snooze in Outlook for Mac.

  3. After choosing a date and time, select OK.

Unsnooze an email

  1. Select a message in the Snooze folder and choose the Snooze option in the toolbar.

    The image shows the unsnooze option in Outlook for Mac.

  2. Select Unsnooze.

Note

If you don't have the Snooze button, you can customize your toolbar to add it. For more information, go to Customize your toolbar in Outlook for Mac.