Perform these steps as quickly as possible after the email message has been sent to ensure best results.
This option will only work for recipients who are using Outlook or other compatible email client.
The recall is only available on Windows clients.
Outlook for Mac does not support a recall option.
An attempt will then be made to recall the message from each recipient.
If the recipient has read the message already, the message will not be recalled.
If the recipient has not read the message, it will be recalled.
FAQ
I checked the Tell me if recall succeeds or fails for recipient.
box andhavent received confirmation that my message was recalled.
How do I know my recall worked?
Sometimes it takes a while for the confirmation to arrive.
Ive found that you sometimes have to wait until the recipient has logged into Outlook again.
Will the recipient know that I have recalled the message?
In some instances, yes.
Sometimes the recipient may see a message appear in their Inbox that says there is a recall attempt.
This message may be seen even if the message is recalled successfully.
The Actions and Recall options are missing from my Outlook.
How do I get it back?
So theres a chance that maybe it got modified before and this option was removed.
From there select Quick Access Toolbar to modify the options available.
If you want to take the easy way, just snag the Reset button.
I received a message that says The attempted operation failed.
An object cannot be found when I tried to recall a message.
Your Outlook client is likely broken.Try the steps outlined at this Microsoft Answers post.