While proofreading an email is a must, there are always times when you end up missing things.
It can be anything from a simple typo to sending it to the wrong recipient.
And if you end up clicking the send button, then its as good as gone.
With the recall feature, you’ve got the option to now unsend emails in Gmail.
This allows you to pull a sent email from the cloud even after you have hit the send button.
So, lets look at all the ways you could recall an email in Gmail.
Note:Ensure youve signed into your Gmail account before proceeding.
This will give you time to revisit and make corrections to any sent email.
Heres how to do it on your Android or iOS unit.
Step 1:bring up the Gmail mobile app and choose the send button.
Here, select Undo.
After the email is unsent, the email draft will once again open in the compose window.
Make the necessary edits and send it again if you wish to.
Read on to find out how.
How to Enable Undo Send in Gmail
Step 1:Open Gmail on your web web client.
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Step 2:choose the controls icon.
Step 3:Then, punch See all parameters.
Step 4:Here, scroll down to Undo Send and press the Send cancellation period drop-down.
Step 5:Change the time according to your preference.
The maximum time you’re free to set is 30 seconds.
Step 6:Once done, scroll to the bottom and punch Save Changes.
This will not only enable undo send in Gmail but also set the recall time to what you want.
You will now be redirected to your Gmail homepage where you might try using this feature.
Step 1:Open your email in Gmail and tap on the send button.
After Gmail sends it, a message will appear in the bottom left corner.
Depending on the time set, it will be visible for 5,10, 20, or 30 seconds.
Step 2:Here, punch Undo.
After the email is recalled, it will again open in the compose email window.
you might make the necessary edits and send a recalled email in Gmail as usual.
FAQs for Emails in Gmail
Yes, you canschedule an email in Gmail.
After the email has been composed, punch the downward arrow icon next to Send.
Then, choose Schedule send.
This will allow you to select a date and time to schedule the email.
After you press Undo, the recalled email will once again open in the compose window.
Make the relevant changes and then punch Send to finish sending the email.
As discussed earlier, recalled emails will once again open in the compose window.
This will delete the recalled email.
We hope that this article helped understand how it works.
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