“Oh, I shouldn’t have sent that email.” This has happened to all of us at least once. Fortunately, you can cancel sending and unsubscribing of emails in Microsoft Outlook. To prevent this from happening in the future, we’ll show you how to cancel sending an email and how to delay it so you can check it.
Use Undo Send in Outlook for the web
You can cancel an email with a single click in Outlook for the web. This may take up to 10 seconds. First, we need to make sure that the function is set up correctly.
Related: You can cancel sending in Outlook, just like in Gmail
First, click on the Settings (gear) icon and scroll down to the bottom of the sidebar that appears. Then select Show all Outlook settings.
When the Settings window opens, select “Mail” on the far left, then “Dial and reply” on the right.
on the far right[送信取り消し]Go to section. A short description of the function is displayed and the slider adjusts the number of seconds up to 10.
After setting the cancellation sending time, make sure that[保存]Please click.
Cancel sending emails
The next time you send an email in Outlook for the web, you’ll see a short message at the bottom.
[元に戻す]To prevent emails from being sent to recipients during the period specified above.
The email appears as a draft, just like you first created it. From there, you can edit or delete it according to your preferences.
Call up an email in Outlook on the desktop
Similar, but the Outlook desktop app has[送信取り消し]It has an undo function, not an option.
The difference is that the email will continue to be sent to the recipient. However, if the recipient hasn’t opened the email yet, they can be remembered.
Related: How to cancel an email in Gmail
There is no time to remember the message. But the longer you wait, the more likely recipients are to open your email.
NB: Only if you and the recipient have Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Exchange email accounts in the same organization[送信]You can cancel the email after clicking.
If you have multiple email accounts for this email account[送信済み]Go to the folder. select a message to open in your own window,[メッセージ]Go to the card.
tape[移動]In the department[その他の移動アクション]Click the drop-down arrow to select Cancel this message.
![[その他の移動アクション]Remember this message on your list](https://i0.wp.com/www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RecallThisMessage-OutlookRecallEmail.png?resize=650%2C245&ssl=1)
[このメッセージを取り消す]In the pop-up window, select the option to delete the unread version of the email or delete the unread version and replace it with a new one.
Optionally, check the box below if you would like to be notified of the successes or failures of the recall. Click OK.
Selecting the Replace Email option opens a new compose window. You will see the original message which you can edit.
After editing the email, select Send.
NB: Recipients may receive an email asking them to recall the message.
Create a rule to delay sending emails
You can create rules in the Outlook desktop client to prevent sending emails or sending emails that accidentally forget attachments or recipients.
Related: How to schedule or delay sending an email in Outlook
This rule delays the sending of emails by a specific amount. The email will remain in your Outbox and you can review it before sending it.
[ファイル]Go to the tab and to the left[情報]Choose. If you have multiple email accounts, select your email account at the top. Then click Manage Rules and Alerts.
[ルールとアラート]in the box,[電子メール ルール]Make sure the card appears and that the correct email address is displayed. Then select New rule in the top left.
![[ルールとアラート]New rules of the box](https://i0.wp.com/www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NewRule-OutlookRecallEmail.png?resize=650%2C420&ssl=1)
When the automatic diary wizard opens,[空のルールから開始]In the department[送信するメッセージにルールを適用する]Choose. Click {Next.
You can then define certain conditions for the rule if you wish.
For example, you can apply a rule only to messages marked as important or messages that contain certain words in the subject.
If you don’t specify any conditions, select “Next”. You will then receive a confirmation notice that you want to apply the rule to all emails you send.
Click Yes to confirm and continue.
On the next screen, below[Defer Delivery by a Number of minutes]Check the box for
Then click the link number in the Step 2 box below.
In the next popup, enter the number of minutes you want to use,[OK]Click. Then select Next.
If you want exceptions to the rule, check these boxes. Then click Next again.
On the last screen, give your rule a name.[このルールを有効にする]check the box and optionally[すべてのアカウントにこのルールを作成する]Discover the bottom.
Check out the basic description below. Click Back if you need to make any changes. Unlike that,[完了]to create a rule.
[ルールとアラート]When you return to the window, you will see your new rule in the list.[適用]And[OK]to close the window and return to your inbox.
To see your pending emails, go to the Outbox folder of your email account. So you have time to edit or delete the email before it reaches the recipient.
When sending a message with missing attachments or containing details that should not be sent, there are ways to cancel or cancel the sending of the email. However, to prevent this from happening again, consider setting a delivery delay rule for the Outlook emails you send.
