OffHours for Microsoft 365

Purpose

This add-in ensures that emails you write after business hours or on weekends are held and sent only at the start of the next business day.

You can set your business hours by modifying the recurring appointment "AllowedToSend", which defines when emails are sent immediately and when they are delayed.

You must create this appointment in the special calendar folder "AllowedToSend".

Current version: 1.0.1

Installation

1. Read the End User License Agreement. Proceed with the following steps only if you agree to the EULA.
2. Log in to new Outlook for Windows or to Outlook on the web. Click "Add Calendar". Select "Create blank calendar" and create the "AllowedToSend" calendar as shown below.
   
3. Navigate to the "AllowedToSend" folder. Click "New event" and create a recurring appointment named "AllowedToSend" according to your needs.
   
4. Select the "Mail" tab, then select "Get add-ins".
   
5. Select "My Add-ins". Scroll down and click "Add a custom add-in".
   

From the drop-down list, select "Add from URL...". Enter https://www.ivasoft.com/OffHoursOWA/offhoursowa.xml in the "Enter the URL of the add-in's manifest file:" field. Click OK [1]. A warning message will appear. Click Install [2].
Note that by clicking "Install" you agree to the EULA.

6. Make sure that OffHours is in the list.
   

Testing

1. At any time during non-business hours, open Outlook and send a message. Verify that the message is not sent but held in the Drafts folder.
   
2. Open the message and make sure it is scheduled to send later according to your "AllowedToSend" calendar. To send the message immediately instead, click the "Cancel Send" link.
   
3. At any time during business hours, open Outlook and send a message. Verify that the message is sent immediately and placed in the "Sent Items" folder.

Uninstallation

1. Log in to new Outlook for Windows or to Outlook on the web.
2. Select the "Get Add-ins" icon. Select "My Add-ins".
3. Scroll down to "Custom Add-ins" and click the three-dot icon near OffHours add-in [1] and select Remove [2].
   

Demo Version Notes

The demo version adds [OffHours DEMO] to the subject line of each message that is delayed in sending; the full version does not.

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Pricing and Licensing

License type

Price per unit

Single license

$35.00

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Site license

$1,500.00

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Enterprise license

$4,500.00

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