How to Recall an Email in Outlook?

Unsending email feature turns out to be quite handy sometimes. This is probably one of the best things introduced in the digital mailing world. Message recall enables you to retrieve a message that you have sent from the mailbox of the recipient.

This feature turns out to be quite handy if you spelled someone's name in the wrong way. However, this is not very user-friendly. If you wish to recall an email in Outlook, then the recipient, as well as the sender, should be the email client users on Outlook. In case you are not using both, then that means the feature is not functional. 

You can try a workaround where you can delay the sending time of your email by adjusting the settings. Here, Outlook performs a pause of several seconds, which gives you enough time to reconsider whether you want to send the email or not. 

How can I Recall a Message in Outlook?

Below, we have stated the simple steps that you need to follow in order to recall a messaging Outlook. 

Step 1: Go to the folder of Sent Items that is given in the left sidebar of your inbox. 

Step 2: Choose the message that you wish to recall. 

Step 3: Select the Message given at the top of the message window. 

Step 4: Go to the dropdown menu and then select Actions. 

Step 5: Now, select the option of "Recall this message".

Step 6: After that, you are going to see a window with recall options. Choose the option of "Delete the unread copies of the message" and then select OK. 

Step 7: In case you choose the option of "replace with a new message". After that, select Compose your new message before selecting Send.