You’ll usually find it under ″Microsoft Office″ in the All Apps area of the Start menu (Windows) or the Applications folder (macOS). Enter the email address(es), the subject, and the message as necessary. It’s at the top of the email window. It’s near the far-right corner.

Summary: Open Outlook on your computer. Compose the email you want to send later. Click the Options tab. Click Delay Delivery. Check the ″Do Not Deliver Before″ box. Enter a delivery date. Enter a delivery time. Click Close. Click Send.


Locate the least tangled end of the slinky and put four of your fingers through its center. Keep your thumb on the outside of the loop, so you can grip the end of the slinky and hold it in place. Extra-long slinkies might be easier to untangle if you keep the "good" part over your arm, or over a cardboard paper towel tube. Run your first finger and thumb along the slinky, approaching the first tangled area next to the end you're holding. The "good" end of the slinky will collect in a neat stack around your fingers. Slow down as you approach the tangled area and look closely, so you can see exactly where the slinky goes next. Pull the Slinky's tangled area apart if necessary to get a better view. Take the "good" slinky off your hand, and hold it so it stays in a neat stack. Turn the stack at an angle and fit it through a gap in the next tangle, so it joins the next length of slinky where your finger and thumb followed it. Once it's through, put the neat stack back on your fingers. Sometimes, it's easier to hold the stack in place and lift the next loop of the tangle over and around the end of the stack. If you notice a part of the slinky that's bending in completely the wrong direction, or even looks like its about to snap, try rotating the two tangled areas that are crossing each other. Once the area is under less pressure, you can safely pull apart a gap and move the neat end of the slinky through it, as described above. Continue following the slinky and collecting it on your hand. Whenever you see a tangle, use the techniques above to get through it.

Summary: Put one end of the slinky over your fingers. Move your finger and thumb along the edge of the slinky. Find out where the slinky continues through the tangle. Carefully push the end of the slinky through the tangle. Rotate the slinky at severe bends. Repeat until untangled.


The plot of a comedy usually involves at least one character who has a want, but a series of funny, unfortunate events get in the way of their want. Their want is what they want to gain from life, from someone else, or for themselves. The plot usually ends with the character getting what they want or failing in a funny, over-the-top way. The key is to have enough funny events to keep the reader engaged, as well as a main character they can root for. For example, you may have a comedy plot where your main character wants to graduate high school and go to college. But his troublemaker best friend comes for a visit. Together, they get into funny and slightly dangerous situations that could prevent the main character from graduating. A running joke is a joke that is returned to more than once over the course of a comedy. Running jokes are a great way to call back to earlier moments of humor and make the reader laugh. Sprinkle running jokes throughout the comedy so the text feels concise and smartly written. For example, you may write a joke about a character’s hairstyle. Then, later in the comedy, you may have another character comment on the same hairstyle in a more ridiculous way. Most good comedies will have a major laugh or humorous high point. This high point could be the climax of the story or the key moment of humor. It may appear about ¾ of the way into the text or towards the end of the text. For example, you may build up the text by including small, slightly dangerous scenarios. Keep building until you reach a very funny, intense scenario that means life or death for your main character. Reversals are when you reverse or subvert the reader’s expectations. Doing this can keep the reader engaged and force them to pay attention to the text. Try to include as many reversals as you can in the comedy to up the laugh factor. For example, rather than have a regular car come pick up two characters at valet parking, have a cop car come pick them up. Or rather than have a regular server at a restaurant, make the server the father of the main character. Many successful comedy writers work with a writing partner or a team of writers. Having another person to write comedy with can make it easier for you to bounce off ideas and thoughts with someone else. Often, if you can make your writing partner laugh with a joke or idea, it’s worth putting in the comedy. You may ask a friend or peer to be your writing partner. You may also approach someone in the writing community that you admire or find funny, and ask them to be your writing partner.

Summary: Follow the standard comedy plot. Use running jokes. Build up to a major laugh. Include reversals. Write with a partner.


The cooking time is the same as when cooking with a plate. It will be easier to make a lot of pancakes quickly using a plate, but a mug can give you a novel, single-serving pancake. Pour water into the mug (about half a mug's worth) until the mixture becomes a paste of medium thickness. Mix with a teaspoon until the consistency is smooth. You can add more water if the mixture is too thick, and more flour/pancake mix if the mixture is too thin. The pancake is fully cooked when there is no runny mixture left in the mug. If the mix is still runny, then microwave the mug for 30 seconds longer. When your mug pancake is thoroughly cooked, it is ready to eat. Drizzle syrup, sugar, or butter into the mug, and enjoy!
Summary: Consider making your pancakes in mugs. Fill a mug about 1/4 or 1/3 full with flour or pre-prepared pancake mix. Put the mug in the microwave for about 90 seconds. Pour toppings directly into the mug, then eat with a fork.