Recall sent mail on outlook for windows 1 0

Last updated on 25-04-2023 05:48 AM in Modern Workplace / Email
Posted ByBuddys Infotech


Outlook allows you to recall an email message that you've sent if the recipient has not yet read it. However, there are some limitations to this feature:

  • You can only recall messages that were sent within the same organization (e.g. within your company's network).
  • The recipient must be using Outlook and must have the "Automatically process meeting requests and responses to meeting requests and polls" option enabled.

If these conditions are met, here are the steps to recall an email in Outlook:

  1. Open the "Sent Items" folder in your Outlook.

  2. Double-click on the email message that you want to recall.

  3. Click on the "Actions" button in the "Message" tab of the ribbon.

  4. Select "Recall This Message" from the drop-down menu.

  5. In the "Recall This Message" dialog box, choose whether to delete the message or replace it with a new one.

  6. Select the "Tell me if recall succeeds or fails for each recipient" checkbox if you want to receive a notification of the recall status.

  7. Click "OK" to complete the recall.

Note that even if you recall the message, the recipient may still receive a notification that you tried to recall it. Additionally, if the recipient has already opened or read the email, the recall will not be successful.

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