How to undo a sent Email?

If you've ever hit the send button on an email and immediately regretted it, you'll appreciate the value of an undo button. Sent an email prematurely? Forgot to attach a file? Accidentally addressed it to the wrong person? It happens to the best of us. But what can you do to get it back? Hack into the other person's email account and delete the email before they get a chance to see it? Unless you're a hacker extraordinaire, that option is unlikely. So, what can you do and how is it possible?

Know How...!!!

If the email has already been sent, you're probably out of luck. Even if they didn't read it yet, your chances of retrieving it are slim. But some popular email clients like Gmail do have features built-in that let you pause the sending process, giving you a few seconds to recall your message. Some platforms, like Outlook, actually let you steal it back, as long as it hasn't been read.

I."Recall" feature-Outlook:

1. First, get to the sent message by going to Mail -> Navigation Pane -> Sent Items. From there, click on the Message tab -> Move group -> Actions -> Recall This Message. From there, you have two options:

• Delete unread copies of this message.
• Delete unread copies and replace with a new message.
  

2.Click on OK and if you chose to resend, update the message and send like normal. 

(or)

 You can also just find your sent message and click on File -> Info -> Resend or Recall.

II. "Undo" option-Gmail:

1. Sign into your Gmail account.

2. Click on the Options cog in the upper-right corner of the Web page.

3. Click on the "Labs" tab.

4. Scroll to locate the "Undo Send" tool. Click the radio button next to "Enable" to turn on the undo feature.

5. Click on the "Save Changes" button.

Note: 

• From now on, when you hit send on an email and your inbox comes back up, the yellow notification block will have the "Undo" option next to the standard message saying "Your message has been sent." Simply click "Undo" when the option comes up. The message will not be delivered to the addressee, and will be saved as a draft so you can go back and edit or delete the message
• The default window for hitting "Undo" after sending an email is five seconds. You can increase this to 30 seconds in "Mail Settings" within the Options cog.

III. Yahoo! Mail:

Unfortunately, Yahoo can't undo sent messages at the moment. And you can't use something like Outlook, since that only works with a Microsoft Exchange account. Yahoo recommends saving drafts first and thinking twice before sending.

IV. AOL Mail:

AOL does have a way to undo sent emails, but it only works when exchanging emails with other AOL users. To do this:

  1. Select Mail | Sent Mail from the menu in AOL.

  2. Highlight the message you want to take back.

  3. Click the Unsend button.

Note: You can undo a sent message if...

• The message was sent to AOL recipients only.
• You sent the message from AOL itself, not from an email client using IMAP and SMTP to access an AOL email account.
• The message has not yet been read by any recipient.

Know How's tip: You can always just pull out your Ethernet cable right after you send your email in hopes of catching it before it sends. Last option of course...!!!

Better option: When sending email, pause before clicking the Send button and be sure you’re ready for that email to go out. This gives you peace of mind than any others :)