Recall an Email In Outlook for Office 365

Recalling Emails from Outlook for Office 365

Assuming we sent an email that we want to take back, here are the steps to follow in Outlook 365:

(This feature is not available in Outlook for Mac 2011/2016, nor Outlook Web)

Step One: Go to your Sent Items folder.

Step Two: Open the message that you want to recall. Double-click to open the message. 

Step Three: Under the Message tab, choose Actions > Recall This Message.

Recall a message

NOTE: If you don’t see the Recall This Message command, you probably don’t have an Exchange account or the feature isn’t available within your organization.

Step Four: Click Delete unread copies of this message or Delete unread copies and replace with a new message, and then click OK.

Recall this message box

If you’re sending a replacement message, compose the message, and then click Send.

We credit this information to Microsoft Support.

For further information, please follow this link: Microsoft Office Support

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