How to recall a message in Microsoft Outlook and unsend emails you've sent

To recall a message in Outlook, you'll need to access the Actions menu from the "Message" tab after locating the message you want to recall in your Sent Items folder.
You cannot recall a message in Outlook on the web.
Only certain Microsoft Outlook accounts have the ability to recall a message after it has been sent.
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Having the ability to un-send an email is undoubtedly one of the best advancements in digital mailing. And like several other email clients, Microsoft Outlook offers this through its recall feature.

Message recall allows you to retrieve a message you've already sent from the recipients' mailbox if they haven't already opened the email yet. It's perfect for when you've accidentally spelled someone's name wrong or forgot to attach your attachment.

Unfortunately, it isn't the most user-friendly. To recall an email in Outlook, both the sender and the recipient need to be Outlook email client users on an Exchange server, along with several other restrictions. So if you aren't both using Outlook, the feature isn't functional.

If these conditions apply to you, a workaround is to enter your settings and adjust the delay time on your email, so that Outlook performs a several-second pause before sending an email that you might want to reconsider.

For those who can use recall for an Outlook message, here's how to do it.