Outlook send and receive time settings

As we know, Microsoft Outlook always automatically schedule a send/receive every 30 minutes. However, the default send/receive interval may not meet some Outlook users’ need, for example they require Microsoft Outlook scheduling automatically send/receive every 10 minutes, or every hour, etc. In this article, I will introduce a way to adjust auto send/receive time or interval in Microsoft Outlook.

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The following steps will walk you through adjusting automatic send/receive time or interval in Microsoft Outlook.

Step 1: Click the Send/Receive Groups > Define Send/Receive Groups on the Send / Receive tab.

the Define Send/Receive Groups button

Note: In Outlook 2007, you can click the Tools > Send/Receive > Send/receive Settings > Define Send/Receive Groups.

Step 2: In the Send/Receive Groups dialog box,

(1) Click to highlight the send/receive group that you will change its automatic send/receive interval in the group list;

(2) Make sure the option of Schedule an automatic send/receive every x minutes is checked, and enter your required send/receive interval time in the box in this option. For example, if you need Microsoft Outlook scheduling automatic send/receive every hour, just enter 60 in the box.

(3) It’s optional to check the option of Schedule an automatic send/receive every x minutes in the When Outlook is Offline section, and enter a send/receive interval time in the box.

the Send/Receive Groups dialog box

Step 3: Click the Close button to exit this dialog box.

From now on, Microsoft Outlook will schedule send/receive for specified send/receive group at specified interval time automatically

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