How to Unsend an Email in Outlook

Techwalla may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. Learn more about our affiliate and product review process here.
Image Credit: Jacob Ammentorp Lund/iStock/Getty Images

Microsoft Outlook contains a recall function that can unsend emails after you send them in some limited circumstances. You can only recall a sent email if you and the recipient are both using a Microsoft Exchange Server email account and the recipient hasn't read the email yet. In most circumstances, you can't unsend an email after you've sent it. If you are using a Microsoft Exchange Server, such as on a corporate or educational network, you can try to unsend a sent email. The recipient receives a notice that you've recalled the email.

Advertisement

Step 1

Click "Mail" in the navigation pane at the left side of the Outlook window.

Video of the Day

Step 2

Click the Sent Items folder in the navigation pane.

Step 3

Open the sent email message you want to unsend by clicking its name.

Advertisement

Step 4

Click the "Message" tab on the Ribbon at the top of the Outlook window, click the "Other Actions" button in the Actions section and click "Recall This Message" in the menu that appears.

Advertisement

Step 5

Click the "Delete Unread Copies of This Message" option in the Recall This Message window that appears.

Advertisement

Step 6

Click the "Tell Me if Recall Succeeds or Fails for Each Recipient" check box if you don't want to receive confirmation. The check box is enabled by default.

Step 7

Click the "OK" button.

Advertisement

Advertisement

references

Report an Issue

screenshot of the current page

Screenshot loading...