Step 4: Scroll down, until you see the send and receive section on the right pane of the window. Step 3: You will see a menu aligned on the left. That will open the Outlook Options modal window. Step 2: On the left pane of the backstage view, click on Options. Step 1: Navigate to the backstage view by clicking on File. The steps are more or less same on all the previous versions. We are going to use MS Outlook 2013 for demonstration in this tutorial. Steps to Change Send Receive Time Interval on MS Outlook If you do not prefer it that way, read on and learn how to change the settings.Ĭool Tip: Are you a Windows Phone 8 user? Learn how to set up and manage email sync on your device. And, since I use MS Outlook as my desktop email client, I have it set to sync with my accounts automatically every 5 minutes.īy default, the tool is set to send and receive emails every 30 minutes. How frequently do you log in to your email account and check for new emails? For me it’s like every 5 minutes (right, I definitely plan to go and buy the ‘The Email Addict’s Guide to Life’ book after I am done with this post).