How do I Recall or Replace an Email in Outlook?

Have you impulsively sent an email to one of your addresses? Did you forget to add an attachment to an email that has been already sent? Well, you can take the action back if you are using the Microsoft Outlook email services. Yes! You heard it right, outlook provides an inbuilt solution for issues like this; recall an email in Outlook. Recalling an email will stop the recipient from seeing the incorrect, incomplete, or wrong email that you have accidentally sent. So, if you want to know how to recall or replace an email in Microsoft Outlook, keep reading the post and proceed with easy instructions.

 

Important: The provided instructions to recall an email in Outlook won't work with the web-based version of Microsoft Outlook; the steps are only applicable for desktop clients. Also, it will only work if you and your recipient are using the Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Exchange account within the same company or organization. Recalling and email do not work outside the organization.

Steps to Recall an Email in MS Outlook

• Open the " sent items" folder in the Outlook account. Find the email that you would like to recall; probably the email will be present at or near the top list.
• Once you find the email, double click on it to open it, and proceed with the next step.
• Click on the ' message' tab present on the toolbar for activating. Go to the ' move' Section and click on the 'more move actions' button.
• After this, you need to click on the ' recall this message' option to recall an email in Microsoft Outlook
• If the interface you are using is a simplified Ribbon version, click on the Message tab, tap on the 3 dots icon, click on Actions, and choose the 'recall this message' option.
• You will see a popup appearing on the screen where you will get two options; ' delete unread copies of this message and ' delete unread copies and replace with a new message'. You can choose the second option to recall and replace the message.
• Also, you see an option to get notified whether the process succeeds or fails. Once the option is selected, click on the Ok button.
• When you choose to create a replacement, you are directed to the second screen where you need to revise the message. So, after you recall an email in Outlook, you need to create a new email. The outlook will recall your old email and show you the notification.
• Click on the send button after revising your message.

So, these are some easy instructions that can help you to recall an email in an Outlook account. Here, we would like to tell you one thing when you recall the email, it does not disappear from the original message. The provided steps will help you to complete the recall and replace the email process without any trouble. But if you still find it hard to recall an email in Outlook, do not hesitate to contact the Outlook experts to get immediate professional assistance. You can contact the team at any time of the day, the Microsoft support team is available to help via toll-free number, email, and live chat support service.