If you have an 'exception', you may lose that chance! I usually find that it is the “ Important” messages, or the ones to important people, that I decide to revise before they are sent out. Just think carefully if you really want to use any “exceptions”. Or you can even stop it from being sent entirely. You can stop the message and revise it before it is even sent. Instead of trying to recall a message after it is already sent, this rule provides a few minutes for a ' second thought'. So, bottom line, don’t count on Outlook Recall to work, especially when you need it most.īut there is another option that you can put in place which I highly recommend.

And sometimes, it just doesn’t work for a variety of other technical reasons.

If someone already opened and read the message, you are too late.

Not all Outlook Exchange environments support Recall.

The person must be on your same Exchange server.

Unfortunately, Outlook Recall doesn’t always work: If you are on an Outlook Exchange environment, you can try to use the Outlook Recall feature. So, wouldn't it be great to rewind back that Email and do it over?!

Or you sent something out of anger that, on second thought, maybe should be toned-down and softened a bit.

Or you copied someone you shouldn’t have.

Perhaps you forget to remove embarrassing information further down in the Email message chain.

Or it could be something a bit more… errr. We have all done this - realized we forgot something simple after we hit ' send' and then have to send a follow-up Email with the correction.

Or you forgot to include the attachment you referenced in the message.

Or you forgot to remove people from the distribution list.

Maybe you just forgot to copy someone else on the Email.

How many times have you hit the Email Send button, and then a few seconds later, regretted it, and wished you could change what you just sent? It could be something simple and innocent, such as: This handy trick has saved me from embarrassment on more than one occasion! The Outlook Delay Send Rule gives you the ability to have a few minutes to revise an Email after you hit the “Send” button.

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