How to delete a mail sent in outlook
The eternal quest to undo a sent email!
In Outlook, you can delete a sent email, but it's not as straightforward as deleting a regular email. Here are the steps:
Method 1: Delete a sent email from the Sent Items folder
- Open Outlook and navigate to the Sent Items folder. You can do this by clicking on the Sent Items folder in the Navigation Pane or by pressing Ctrl + Shift + S.
- Find the email you want to delete in the Sent Items folder.
- Right-click on the email and select Delete.
- Confirm that you want to delete the email by clicking OK in the pop-up dialog box.
Method 2: Use the "Undo Send" feature (if available)
- If you have the "Undo Send" feature enabled, you can undo a sent email within a short period of time (usually 30 seconds).
- To enable "Undo Send", go to File > Options > Mail, and under the "Compose messages" section, check the box next to "Enable undo send".
- Once you've enabled "Undo Send", you can undo a sent email by clicking on the Undo Send button in the Send/Receive group on the Home tab.
- If you've already sent the email, you'll see a "Undo Send" button next to the email in the Sent Items folder. Click on this button to undo the send.
Method 3: Use the "Recall This Message" feature
- If you've sent an email and want to recall it, you can use the "Recall This Message" feature.
- Find the email in the Sent Items folder and right-click on it.
- Select Recall This Message from the context menu.
- In the "Recall This Message" dialog box, select the option to "Delete unread copies of this message" and click OK.
- The email will be deleted from the recipient's inbox, but it may not be deleted from their "Sent Items" folder.
Important notes:
- Deleting a sent email from the Sent Items folder will not delete the email from the recipient's inbox. The recipient may still have a copy of the email.
- The "Undo Send" feature only works if you've enabled it and if you've sent the email within a short period of time (usually 30 seconds).
- The "Recall This Message" feature may not work if the recipient has already read the email or if they have a copy of the email in their "Sent Items" folder.