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Need to send a message in chat for a later time and or date? Schedule the message for a date and time that respects collaboration across locations and working hours. Scheduling the chat message will ensure it is sent at a date and time that you control.
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- Compose your message in the chat, and right-click on the Send icon.
![Send icon is located on the bottom right of composed message box.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=2c7ccc48-6047-44ff-83cc-b1fa98d3be76.png&beidInt=2)
- Choose the date and time you'd like to send it from the pop-up menu.
- Select Send at scheduled time > Send icon.
![Sections to select date and time for your message to be sent.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=a2e78e0d-29a6-43af-a661-114775f43d9d.png&beidInt=2)
- Your chat message will be automatically delivered at the scheduled date and time.
- Open Teams and go to your composed message.
- Hover over your message and select the More options icon > Edit.
- Edit your message, then press Enter on your keyboard to save the update.
![Composed message with Edit icon.](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/ae43d2d4-6e42-4b30-8988-739ee84c7c1c.png)
- Open Teams and go to your scheduled message.
- Hover over your message and select the More options icon > Edit.
- Click on Select Send to delivery on [scheduled date & time], then choose a new date and time.
- Select Send at scheduled time after you've set a new date and time.
![Link to change delivery located on top left of message box.](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/c232fabd-4031-40e0-b186-4c123b7acc16.png)
- Open Teams and go to your scheduled message.
- Hover over your message and select the More options icon > Delete.
![Composed message with Delete icon.](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/d411b85f-e6fe-4825-8f90-b2d0421f3b95.png)