How to Recall an Email in Outlook

Have you ever sent an email and then changed your mind or wished you hadn’t? If so, you can recall it, but only within a 120-minute window. You can unsend it and delete it or replace it with a new message.

If you are using Microsoft Outlook for business, either on an Exchange Server or in the cloud with Office 365, you have a popular but limited feature at your disposal. Known as the Message Recall, it allows you to un-send messages that you have sent, provided the recipient is using Microsoft Outlook.

It’s not a perfect solution, however. As a client-based feature, the recall only works if both you and the recipient use Outlook and the original message hasn’t been read. In addition, if you choose to recall a message and then resend it, the recipients will receive two emails instead of one.

There’s no built-in option to recall messages, but with a little bit of work you can add this feature to your Outlook rule menu. This workaround doesn’t actually re-call the message, but delays it and lets you get it out of the Outbox before it is sent.

To apply this method, open the Message window, select the Actions tab and then click Recall This Message. This will present you with new possible actions, and you can select your preferred option.  how to recall a message in outlook 365 This will remove the message from your recipients’ inboxes before they read it, and you can also opt to have the recall fail with a warning.