Un-Send an email with Gmail
Published on May 15, 2015
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Update - 6/26/15
Gmail has moved the "Unsend" feature to the "General" tab of the "Settings" menu; it's no longer a beta feature under the "Labs" section.
The delay before sending is also now user-settable with options for 5, 10 (default), 20, or 30 seconds before the email is sent.
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Have you ever hit "Send" on an email and immediately gotten that "Oooops!!!! WHAT HAVE I DONE?" feeling? Gmail has a cure for that. By enabling a feature called "Unsend", you'll have ten seconds to cancel sending the email.
Log into your Gmail account, click on the gear icon, and then on the "Settings" entry:
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On the Settings page that opens, click on the "Labs" tab at the top:
Scroll down the page to find the "Undo Send" feature and click "Enable" to activate it:
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Changes":
When you next hit "Send" on an email, you'll have the option (for 10 seconds) to undo the sending of that email:
Clicking on "Send" brings up this popup window which gives you a chance to undo the sending of the email:
Clicking the "Undo" within 10 seconds brings up this popup:
You can now remove those "extra" people on the "To:" list (or tone down your language) and save yourself a bit of embarrassment. :=)
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