Outlook: How can I unsend an email?

Outlook Web Client allows you to send an email and have it resent within ten seconds of hitting the Send button. The Outlook web client allows you to send an email and have it resent within ten seconds Outlook desktop app, Outlook Mobile App The undo send function is not available on iPhone and Android.

This tutorial will teach you everything about recalling and sending Outlook emails from your computer.

Outlook Web Client: How do I unsend emails

You can unsend email from the Microsoft Outlook You must enable the “Undo” feature in your web browser before you can use it. Open Outlook using your web browser. Next, log in to the email account you have created and follow these instructions.

Enable Outlook Undo Send Feature in Windows

1. Select the three-dot icon Select the option next to your profile image and Settings.

2. Select View all Outlook settings At the bottom, click on the Quick Settings menu.

3. Select Email On the sidebar, click on “Open the…” Compose and reply Scroll to the section “Undo Send”, and tab. Slide the slider until you have selected how long (10 seconds maximum) that you prefer Save.

Send a test mail to verify that the unsend function works. Close the settings menu. After you have written an email, hit the send button. A “Sending” notification appears in the lower-left corner. Choose Undo Send the email agai.

Keep in mind that the time it takes to unsend an email is ten seconds. Make sure you click on the Undo button immediately to stop the pop-up from disappearing.

Allow Outlook Undo Send Feature to be enabled on Mac

Outlook macOS can send an email in as little as 20 seconds. This is how you configure Outlook’s Undo Send feature on your MacBook.

1. Open Outlook, choose Outlook Select the option you want from the menu Preferences.

2. Select Composing You can find it in the “Emails” section.

3. Select the plus icon You can set the “Undo Send” period according to your choice.

Select the appropriate option to unsend an email Undo On the “Send …” popup in less than 20 second.

You can use Outlook Desktop App to retrieve the email from your recipient’s mailbox if you miss the opportunity to send it again.

Outlook Desktop App: How to Recall or Unsend Emails

Outlook for Windows There is a recall function that lets you retrieve or edit emails up to 120 minutes following the sending of an email. Microsoft removes any email that you have recalled and sends another one to your recipient.

You must follow these steps to successfully recall an Outlook email:

• You can use a Microsoft 365 account or Outlook.com account.
• You must be on the same Microsoft 365 server or Microsoft Exchange server that the recipient is.
• You must be in the same organisation as the recipient.
• The Outlook Desktop Client can be used to open the recall request.

The recipient must ensure that their email address does not contain any rules for forwarding, modifies or deleting Transfer emails to an alternate address . . It is not possible to send emails that have been sent from third-party email client such as Gmail or Yahoo mail.

Another thing is that Outlook cannot send emails unsent if you have an email account using the Post Office Protocol (POP) or Messaging Application Programming Interface -MAPI protocol.

You can recall Outlook messages that were sent to the wrong recipient by following the steps below.

1. Start the Outlook App, and then open it Sent Items Double-click on the email that you wish to remember and open it in a new folder Outlook will open your email in a new tab.

2. Select File You can find it in the menu bar.

3. Select Info Scroll to the sidebar for “Message Resend & Recall” and then click the link Resend or Recall drop-down menu.

4. Select Recall This Message.

Alternativ, you can also open an email and select Actions Click on the ribbon bar and then select Recall this Message.

5. Select Delete unread copies of this message Choose and OK Recall the email. It is recommended that you choose the Tell me if recall succeeds or fails for each recipient You can checkbox to receive notification if recall fails (or succeeds).

Microsoft will delete the email that you recall from the inbox of the recipient if they use Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft 365. You will only be able to send a message to the recipient if they use a third party email provider or their email address is not within your company.

You can edit an email and send it again using the “Delete unread copy and replace with new message” option. Microsoft will then replace the email that was sent with an error in the original message by sending the amended email to the addressee. This is a great option to correct typos or incorrect information.