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Email providers like Outlook and Gmail have a handy feature that allows you to edit or recall messages after you've sent them, giving you an easy way to correct typos or amend the original message quickly. But there are some caveats. Read on to learn how to recall an email in Outlook or Gmail. First of all, you must initiate the recall request before the recipient opens and reads the email message. Even if they haven't seen your message, you also only have a short timeframe to use the feature. The rules differ based on what email service you are using. On Gmail, for example, you can set a 5-, 10-, 20- or 30-second cancellation period. Therefore, the safest move is to avoid sending an embarrassing email you may regret in the first place. According to Microsoft support, the Outlook recall feature is open to users who have a Microsoft Exchange email address. Your workplace or internet service provider may supply you with this email address.
Double-click to open the message you want to recall. Choose between Delete unread copies of this message or Delete unread copies and replace with a new message, and then click OK. You can also ask to receive a message alerting you to whether the email recall succeeds or not. If you're resending a message, write a new message and then click Send. Go to Sent Items folder and double-click the message you want to recall so it opens in a new window. Look for the Recall Message button in the ribbon and then click OK to confirm. You will receive a Message Recall Report that tells you if the action was successful. In the left pane, select Sent Items and double-click the email so it opens in a new window. Select Recall Message and confirm. A Message Recall Report will appear in your inbox telling you whether the email failed or is successful or pending. Instead, you can delay sending messages for up to 10 seconds.
Go to Undo send and choose how long you want to delay the email. If you attempt a recall an email that a recipient - even if it's the wrong person - has already read, they will get a second message informing them of recall. And they will still have the original email, too. If you only edit your first email, both the amended version and the original remain in the recipient's inbox. Gmail can recall email, too - but you will find this featured under the label of "unsend" or "undo send." Its recall process is only available for a very short time after an email hits the recipient's inbox, so you must decide to do it fast. If you realize you accidentally sent an email or you sent it out to the wrong person, you have a short time to cancel it. Gmail also lets you adjust the amount of time a sent email is available to recall, up to 30 seconds. On your computer, go to Gmail. Next to Undo send, select a Send cancellation period of 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds. At the bottom, click Save changes. Why would you even need to recall an email in Outlook or Gmail? Maybe you sent it to the wrong person or you found a typo after you hit send. If your recall attempt fails, perhaps an honest apology email is in order. Even if your email doesn't really need one, an explanation can go a long way.
One of the most important navigational tools on the Internet is the search engine. Search engines have come and gone, but most of them followed the same strategy -- using a search algorithm to scan Web pages for the user's search terms. Web page publishers figured this out pretty quickly, and soon users were browsing through irrelevant sites just because the page's owner had hidden every search term imaginable in the page's html code. Mahalo is revolutionizing search engines with a new mission -- to give users a hassle-free, informative and relevant experience. Instead of relying on a complex algorithm to generate search results, Mahalo uses human beings. Real, live people research each search term, seeking out the sites that best fit the user's request. While most search engines depend on complex algorithms developed by a small group of people, Mahalo searches are the result of hundreds of people working to sort out the absolute best of the Web. Instead, Mahalo contributors submit search results pages (SeRPs) to a centralized database, called the Mahalo Greenhouse.
When the SeRP has a few great links in it, Mahalo publishes it to the Web, giving users access to the search results. Each SeRP includes a completion percentage, indicating how close Mahalo employees feel the results fit their ideal of 100 percent of the best links on the Web relating to that topic. The easiest way to understand the philosophy behind the Mahalo search engine is to use it. When you search for a term like "Hawaii," for example, you'll see that links are organized into subcategories. The first subcategory is "The Mahalo Top 7," a list of seven sites Mahalo employees feel are the most relevant to the term. Other subcategories include Hawaii Vacations, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii State History and Hawaii State News, among others. You can scan a search result to look for the information you need and continue browsing other links, knowing that each one is the result of careful research.
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