Sending emails is a convenient way to communicate with friends, family, colleagues and customers. But what happens if you send an email and realise you made a mistake? Luckily, Microsoft Office 365 has a recall feature that allows you to unsend emails. Here’s how to use it.
Recalling an Email in Office 365
When you send an email in Office 365, the recipient receives the message almost immediately. If you realise that there’s an error or sensitive information included in the message, don’t panic. You can recall the email before the recipient reads it. Here’s how:
Step 1: Open Outlook and go to “Sent Items.” The Sent Items folder contains all of your sent emails and their status (read/unread). Find the email you want to recall and click on it once.
Step 2: Once the email is open, click on “Actions” located at the top of your screen (just below File). From there select “Recall This Message.”
Step 3: A window will appear asking if you want to delete unread copies of your message or delete all copies of your message from recipients’ inboxes. Select one of the options depending on your preference, then click “OK.” Your email should now be successfully recalled!
Recalling emails is a great way to fix mistakes quickly without causing any damage to relationships with friends, family or customers. It’s important to note that this feature only works for emails sent within Office 365; if you sent an email from another service like Gmail or Yahoo Mail, this won’t work unfortunately! However, with Office 365’s recall feature, recalling emails is quick and easy when needed – and can help save face for those times when we make a mistake sending messages.
