您是否曾经想取消发送刚刚发送给某人的电子邮件？Outlook具有一项功能，可让您在发送电子邮件(recall your emails)后重新调用它们，但如果您使用其他电子邮件客户端（如 Gmail(email client like Gmail) ）怎么办？
在Gmail中，有一种方法可以在您点击“(Gmail)发送(Send)”按钮后阻止您的电子邮件通过。但是，要做到这一点，您必须提前打开特殊的撤消发送功能。(Send)了解如何在Gmail中取消发送您的电子邮件，您再也不用担心您的邮件会再次发给错误的收件人。
为什么不发送您的电子邮件
在许多情况下，您可能希望在点击发送后取消发送电子邮件。其中最常见的包括：
- 向错误的收件人发送电子邮件。(Sending an email to the wrong recipient.)
我们之前都曾不小心将电子邮件发送给错误的人。在您的联系人中选择收件人时，您可能打错了姓名。也许您认识两个同名的人，但在将电子邮件发送给错误的Alex之前忘记仔细检查。无论哪种方式，您都可能不想与不适合的人分享这封电子邮件的内容。特别是如果它包含一些敏感或私人信息。
- 不小心发送了不完整的电子邮件。(Accidentally sending an email that’s incomplete.)
即使您在发送电子邮件之前仔细检查了地址行，您稍后也可能会意识到您忘记在其中包含某些内容。无论是重要链接、附件还是其他一些详细信息——在另一条消息中单独发送并不总是很方便。
- 发送后在电子邮件中查找错误。(Finding mistakes in your email after it’s been sent.)
你有没有用“延迟”而不是“问候”来完成你的电子邮件？我们都是人类，错误总会发生。拼写检查器(Spell checker)并不总能捕捉到所有这些，因此您可能仅在发送消息后才注意到一些错误。Gmail允许您取消发送电子邮件，从而解决此问题和许多其他问题。
如何在Gmail中启用(Gmail)撤消发送功能(Undo Send Feature)
允许您在发送后在Gmail中取消发送电子邮件的功能称为Undo Send。默认情况下，此功能是关闭的，因此您首先需要启用它才能开始使用它。
要在Gmail(Gmail)中启用撤消发送(Undo Send)功能，请按照以下步骤操作。
- 打开Gmail并登录您的帐户。
- 在窗口的右上角，选择齿轮图标(gear icon)以打开Settings。
- 选择查看所有设置(See all settings)。
- 在Undo Send旁边的General选项卡中，选择(General)30 秒(30 seconds)的最大范围。
- 向下滚动并选择保存更改(Save Changes)。
启用此功能后，如果您意识到自己忘记了某些内容或想要仔细检查地址行 ，您现在可以在点击发送后最多 30 秒内取消发送电子邮件。(Send)
如何在 Gmail 中取消发送电子邮件
当您意识到要取消已发送的电子邮件时，您有几种不同的方法来执行此操作，具体取决于您是在计算机上还是在智能手机上使用Gmail 。
如何在您的计算机上取消发送(Your Computer)电子邮件(Email)
如果您在计算机上使用Gmail，请按照以下步骤取消发送电子邮件。
- 点击发送(Send)后，在屏幕左下角搜索菜单栏。
- 从菜单栏中选择撤消。(Undo)
- 您会在屏幕上看到正在发送已撤消的确认信息。(Sending undone)这意味着您已成功取消电子邮件。
如果您没有得到确认，那么您没有设法在 30 秒内取消您的电子邮件并且它已经通过了。您也可以前往“已发送(Sent)” ，查看您的电子邮件是否存在以确认这一点。
在您收到Sending undone 确认后，您会在屏幕上重新收到原始电子邮件。您可以进行更改并再次发送，将其另存为草稿以备后用，或将其删除。
如何使用Gmail 快捷方式取消发送(Gmail Shortcut)电子邮件(Email)
由于您只有 30 秒的时间来决定是继续发送该电子邮件还是取消它，您可以使用键盘快捷键一键(use a keyboard shortcut)取消发送。选择发送(Send)并看到相同的菜单栏出现后，按键盘上的Z撤消发送。
然后，您应该会在屏幕上看到相同的Sending undone确认消息。(Sending undone)请注意，此方法仅适用于您已在Gmail中启用键盘快捷键的情况。您可以通过设置(Settings)，在您用于启用撤消发送(Undo Send)功能 的同一常规选项卡中执行此操作。(General)
如何在智能(Your)手机上的Gmail中取消发送(Gmail)电子邮件(Email)
您还可以使用Gmail移动应用取消发送电子邮件。为此，请按照以下步骤操作。
- 点击发送(Send)后，选择屏幕底部的 撤消。(Undo)
- 您将看到一条消息，确认您的电子邮件已取消。
然后， Gmail(Gmail)会将您带回原始电子邮件窗口，以便您可以编辑、删除邮件或将其另存为草稿。
完全控制您的电子邮件
Gmail是一个功能强大的电子邮件客户端，因为它为您提供了很大的自由度和对电子邮件的控制权。除了在Gmail(Gmail)中取消发送已发送电子邮件的能力外，您还可以学习安排您的电子邮件稍后发送(schedule your emails to be sent later)或在不同的 Gmail 帐户之间传输您的电子邮件(transfer your emails between different Gmail accounts)。但是，并非所有功能都那么明显，有时您必须学习隐藏的提示和技巧才能(hidden tips and tricks to organize your emails)更好地组织您的电子邮件。
您是否曾经不得不取消已发送的电子邮件？你这样做的原因是什么？在下面的评论中与我们分享(Share)您对有缺陷的电子邮件的体验。
How to Unsend an Email in Gmail
Have you ever wanted to unsend an email that you just sent to someone? Outlook has a feature that allows you to recall your emails after you send them, but what if you use a different email client like Gmail?
In Gmail, there’s a way to prevent your emails from going through after you hit the Send button. However, to be able to do it you have to have a special undo Send feature turned on in advance. Learn how to unsend your emails in Gmail and you’ll never have to worry about your messages going to the wrong recipient again.
Why Unsend Your Emails
There can be any number of situations in which you might want to cancel sending an email after you hit Send. The most common of them include:
- Sending an email to the wrong recipient.
We’ve all accidentally sent an email to the wrong person before. Maybe you hit the wrong name when choosing the recipient among your contacts. Maybe you know two people with the same name and forgot to double check before sending the email to the wrong Alex. Either way, you might not want to share this email’s contents with someone it wasn’t meant for. Especially if it contains some sensitive or private information.
- Accidentally sending an email that’s incomplete.
Even if you double checked the address line before sending out your email, you might later realize that you forgot to include something in it. Whether it’s an important link, an attachment, or some other details – sending it separately in another message isn’t always very convenient.
- Finding mistakes in your email after it’s been sent.
Have you ever finished your email with “retards” instead of “regards”? We’re all humans and mistakes happen. Spell checker doesn’t always catch all of them, so you might notice some mistakes only after sending the message. Gmail lets you fix this and many other problems by allowing you to unsend your emails.
How to Enable the Undo Send Feature in Gmail
The feature that allows you to unsend an email in Gmail after it’s been sent is called Undo Send. By default, this feature is turned off, so you first need to enable it before you can start using it.
To enable the Undo Send feature in Gmail, follow the steps below.
- Open Gmail and log into your account.
- In the upper-right corner of the window, select the gear icon to open Settings.
- Select See all settings.
- In the General tab next to the Undo Send, select the maximum range of 30 seconds.
- Scroll down and select Save Changes.
After enabling this feature, you’ll now be able to unsend your email for up to 30 seconds after you hit Send if you realize you forgot something or want to double check the address line.
How to Unsend an Email in Gmail
When you realize that you want to cancel a sent email, you have a few different ways to do it, depending on whether you’re using Gmail on your computer or on your smartphone.
How to Unsend an Email on Your Computer
If you’re using Gmail on your computer, follow the steps below to unsend an email.
- After you hit Send, search for a menu bar in the bottom-left corner of your screen.
- Select Undo from the menu bar.
- You’ll see a Sending undone confirmation on your screen. That means you’ve successfully cancelled your email.
If you didn’t get the confirmation, then you didn’t manage to cancel your email within the 30 seconds and it has gone through. You can also go to Sent and see if your email is there to confirm this.
After you receive the Sending undone confirmation, you get the original email back on the screen. You can either make changes and send it again, save it as draft for later, or delete it.
How to Unsend an Email Using a Gmail Shortcut
As you only have 30 seconds to decide whether you want to keep sending that email or cancel it, you can use a keyboard shortcut to unsend it with just one click. After you select Send and see the same menu bar appear, press Z on your keyboard to undo sending.
You should then see the same Sending undone confirmation message appear on your screen. Note that this method will only work if you already have keyboard shortcuts enabled in Gmail. You can do it via the Settings, in the same General tab that you used to enable the Undo Send feature.
How to Unsend an Email in Gmail on Your Smartphone
You can also use your Gmail mobile app to unsend an email. To do that, follow the steps below.
- After you hit Send, select Undo at the bottom of your screen.
- You’ll see a message appear confirming your email cancelation.
Gmail will then take you back to the original email window, so that you can edit, delete the message, or save it as draft.
Take Full Control Over Your Emails
Gmail is a powerful email client as it gives you a lot of freedom and control over your emails. Besides the ability to unsend a sent email in Gmail, you can also learn to schedule your emails to be sent later or transfer your emails between different Gmail accounts. However, not all of the features are that obvious, and sometimes you have to learn hidden tips and tricks to organize your emails better.
Have you ever had to cancel an email that you already sent? What was your reason for doing it? Share your experiences with flawed emails with us in the comments below.
