Email: Recall or Replace a Sent Message in Outlook

Sending an email to the wrong person or without including an attachment is an easy mistake to make. Outlook's message recall feature lets you delete a sent message, while the replace features allows you to substitute your previous email with a new/updated one.  

There are two important limitations to these features:

  • You cannot recall/replace emails sent to a recipient outside our institution (e.g., Gmail or vendor addresses). 
  • If the recipient has already opened the email, the recall will fail.

How to Recall or Replace a Message